Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken Soup)
Medicated soup to prevent summer batte! Glutinous rice stuffed in chicken belly
Description
A highly nutritious medicinal soup. A whole young chicken stuffed with sticky rice, ginseng, jujubes, and garlic, boiled until tender.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Young whole chicken
- Sticky rice
- Fresh Ginseng
- Jujubes(Daechu)
- Garlic
Instructions
- Stuff young chicken with sticky rice/herbs.
- Boil for hours until meat falls off the bone.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Ginseng、Jujube aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Chicken drumsticks, Chestnuts, Garlic
Pairing
Kkakdugi / Ginseng wine
Trivia
[Food as Medicine] Koreans eat this boiling soup on the hottest summer days (Boknal) to 'fight heat with heat' (Iyeolchiyeol).
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The broth is unseasoned. Dip chicken pieces into a small dish of salt/pepper. Mash the stuffed rice into the broth.
Allergen
Chicken