Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup (Samgyetang) recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
Samgyetang is a Korean chicken soup made by simmering a young chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, garlic, jujubes, and other ingredients until tender.
Samgyetang is a Korean chicken soup made by simmering a young chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, garlic, jujubes, and other ingredients until tender. The chicken is soft, the broth is savory, and the ginseng adds a subtle aroma. It makes a comforting warm meal for lunch or dinner in summer.
World cuisine · 90 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 1787.7g serving): 1074.7 kcal · protein 99.4g · carbohydrate 39.1g · fat 53.5g · sodium 837.3mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Don’t pack the glutinous rice too tightly inside the chicken; as it cooks, the rice expands, and leaving room helps keep the broth from spilling over.
Tips: Cooking time varies with the size of the chicken. Check that the meat is cooked through around the leg joints.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Young chicken — 1 pc
- Glutinous rice — 2 Tbsp
- Fresh ginseng — 1 pc
- Dried jujubes — 2 pc
- Garlic — 4 pc
- Green onion — 0.3 pc
- Water — 1.2 L
- Salt — 0.3 tsp
- Ground black pepper — 0.1 tsp