Samgyetang
Samgyetang, from above
Non vegKorea

Samgyetang

Whole small chicken stuffed with sticky rice, garlic and dates, simmered into milky broth. Summer's hot cure.

90 minTime
60 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayWhole young chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, garlic and jujubes.
The original
623kcalsame
60 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
90minutessame

Samgyetang.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)1 small whole chicken (or 2 poussins), about 900 g
Glutinous rice (sweet rice)½ cup, soaked 1 hour
Garlic10 cloves
Ginger2.5 cm, sliced
Dates4 jujubes or dates
Water8 cups
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, chopped
Saltto season at the table
Black pepperto season at the table

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Rinse the chicken and stuff the cavity with the soaked rice, some garlic and a date. Cross the legs and tie or tuck.
  2. 2Put in a pot with remaining garlic, ginger, dates and water. Boil, then simmer covered 60 minutes, skimming.
  3. 3Check that the juices run clear at the thigh and the rice inside is soft.
  4. 4Serve the whole bird in its broth with spring onion, and salt and pepper at the table.
Serve it like this

Serve the whole bird in a hot clay or stone bowl with its broth, spring onion on top, salt and pepper in small dishes, kimchi alongside.

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What goes with Samgyetang: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jumeokbap15 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Pa kimchi40 min
On the side Kkakdugi40 min
To drink Boricha25 min
Something sweet Mango bingsu15 min
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