Description
A soup simmering a shocking amount of garlic (several whole heads) with chicken. The garlic becomes potato-soft, creating an umami-concentrated stamina dish.
Restaurants serving Garlic Chicken Soup
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Chicken thighs
- Garlic(massive)
- Ginger
- Rice wine
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Two-step Garlic (Crucial)] Split garlic into two groups.
- Peel half and fry slowly in 160°C oil until golden (Fried Garlic).
- Peel the other half and leave raw.
- Parboil bone-in chicken thighs.
- Put water, chicken, ginger, and both 'Fried Garlic' and 'Raw Garlic' into a pot.
- Simmer on low for ~
- hr until the garlic edges round off and the broth turns cloudy.
- Season with salt and a little rice wine.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense garlic aroma and sweetness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought fried garlic
Pairing
White Rice exclusively
Trivia
[For Adults] The first stamina food Taiwanese think of when catching a cold or feeling exhausted. The fusion of fried garlic's savoriness and raw garlic's umami emulsified with chicken fat is an art form. Best eaten when you have no plans the next day.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Scoop the whole garlic cloves with a spoon, mashing them 'melty' in your mouth to savor the potato-like sweetness!
Allergen
Chicken