Healthy and Nutritious Ginseng Chicken Soup (Samgyetang)

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Healthy and Nutritious Ginseng Chicken Soup (Samgyetang)

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Ginseng chicken soup, Samgyetang, is an iconic dish in Korea. It is a nourishing soup that’s made with a small, young chicken for its tender and tasty meat. The ginseng flavored meat is so aromatic and tender, and the broth is rich and delicious!

Recipe

PRE TIME: 2 hr 2 min

COOKING TIME: 40 min

TOTAL TIME: 2 hr 42 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

1.5 lb Whole Chicken
4 Garlics cloves
9 Red dates
2/3 cup Korean ginseng
1/4 cup Sticky rice
1 tbsp Wolfberry(goji)
2 Chestnut
1/8 cup Scallion
4 cup Water

Directions:

Soak sticky rice in water for 2 hours

Clean the chicken. Place the cleaned chicken on a cutting board or a large plate and cut off the wings.

Crack the ginseng with a knife a bit and peel the garlic clove.

Stuff the chicken cavity with 2 garlic cloves, 4 red dates(jujubes), 1/4 cup ginseng, and 2 tbsp soaked sticky rice.

Then, stuff the cavity with 2 additional garlic cloves, 1 tbsp goji, 2 chestnut, and 1/4 cup ginseng. Leaving room (about 1/4 of the cavity) for the rice to expand as it cooks.