Ingredients

• 2 unpeeled yellow onions, quartered

• Three 1/2-inch-thick slices of fresh ginger, smashed

• 4 quarts cold water

• 3 pounds chicken bones or chicken wings

• One (3 1/2-pound) chicken, quartered

• 1 tablespoon salt

• 2 teaspoons sugar

• 1/4 cup fish sauce

• 1 pound dried rice noodles

• 1 scallion, thinly sliced

• 1 pound mung bean sprouts

• 1/2 cup torn basil leaves

• 2 limes, cut into wedges

• 2 jalapeños, thinly sliced

• Chili-garlic sauce, for serving

• Hoisin sauce, for serving