Samgyetang (Chicken Soup with Ginseng) Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Samgyetang (Chicken Soup with Ginseng) Recipe). Koreans flock to this hot soup dish in the dead heat of summer to combat the summer heat. Does that make any sense? Well, it didn't to me until I was pestered to try it by my coworkers during my time in Korea. It's a very healthy and invigorating soup made with a baby chicken stuffed with ginseng, daechu (red dates), and glutinous rice, and cooked in lightly salted boiling water. Enjoy with rice and other banchan or side dishes.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 55 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr35 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Samgyetang (Chicken Soup with Ginseng) Recipe

Ingredients

½ cup glutinous rice (chapssal)

3 chestnuts (bam)

2 pieces ginseng root (insam)

2 dried Korean dates (daechu)

1 Cornish hen

giblets removed

8 cups water

4 cloves garlic

or more to taste

2 green onions

diced

1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Soak rice in a bowl of water for 30 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Stuff drained rice chestnuts ginseng root and dates into the hen. Sew up the cavity with cotton kitchen twine. Place hen in a large pot and pour in 8 cups water. Add garlic cloves.

Step 3

Bring water to a boil; simmer over medium heat skimming off any scum that rises to the surface until hen is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear about 40 minutes.

Step 4

Stir green onions into the pot; simmer until hen is very tender about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Season with salt and pepper.

Nutritional Information

Samgyetang (Chicken Soup with Ginseng) Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 280.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 15.1g 30%

Carbohydrates: 29.5g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 0.9g 4%

Sugars: 1.7g

Fat: 10.8g 17%

Saturated Fat: 3g 15%

Cholesterol: 75.3mg 25%

Vitamin A Iu: 139.5IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.9mg 53%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 18%

Vitamin C: 8.6mg 14%

Folate: 15.6mcg 4%

Calcium: 41mg 4%

Iron: 1.3mg 7%

Magnesium: 28.6mg 10%

Potassium: 286.9mg 8%

Sodium: 93.9mg 4%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 97.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.