Chicken Recipe
Korean Recipe

Ginseng Chicken Soup Recipe

Ginseng Chicken

This is a delicious Korean recipe much love even in Korean dramas!

This recipe is Korea’s version of the cure-all chicken soup recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken (600g)
• ½ cup glutinous rice (malagkit)
• 2 l water
• 1 root ginseng
• 4 pieces jujube, peeled (dried Chinese dates can be used)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 3 pieces chestnuts, peeled
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Spring onion. Spinach or wild rocket to garnish

Method of Preparation:

• Prepare the chicken by removing and discarding the innards.  Wash off the blood inside of the chicken.  Drain.
• Wash the glutinous rice and plenty of water and then soak for a couple of hours.
• Clean and wash the ginseng.
• Stuff the chicken with the glutinous rice, ginseng, jujube, garlic and chestnut.
• Fastened the opening of the chicken with cotton string or be adventurous with some toothpicks to secure it tightly. ?
• Using a large casserole pan, put the chicken and cover it with 2 litres of water.
• Bring to a boil and then lower down the heat and leave to simmer until the water had turned white
• Serve, garnish with spring onion, spinach or rocket.
• Add salt and pepper according to your taste.