Le Thiep's Pho Ga (chicken Pho)

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15 Ingredients

• 4-inch piece unpeeled ginger root
• 14 medium shallots, peeled
• 1 1/2 tsps salt
• 2 (3-lb) chickens (preferably free-range for best flavor)
• 3 whole scallions
• 5 star anise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 piece (1 oz) Chinese rock sugar (may substitute 2 tsps palm or light brown sugar
• 1 lb dried or fresh rice noodles
• 1 bunch cilantro leaves
• 1 to 2 bunch finely chopped scallions (white and light-green parts)
• 1 to 2 bunch thai basil sprigs
• 4 to 5 jalapeno peppers, seeded and cut crosswise into thin slices
• Chili sauce, such as Sriracha
• Freshly ground black pepper