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Samgyetang (삼계탕) - Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup

Samgyetang- Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup is Korean's chicken soup for the soul.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 1 people
Calories: 1156 kcal
Course: Main Course , Soup
Cuisine: Korean

Ingredients

  • 1 cornish hen (2-3 lbs / 1-1.3 kg)
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 dried or fresh Korean Ginseng (substitute American Ginseng)
  • 3 jujube dates (대추)
  • 3 ginkgo nuts (optional)
  • 2 green onions (chopped)
  • 1 cup soaked sweet rice (optional - soak about 1 hr)
  • 6 cups water
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

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  1. Rinse and clean chicken. Cut off wing tips and tail end (see my yeong gye baeksuk post)
  2. Stuff chicken with sweet rice (optional) and garlic. 
  3. Add about 7 cups water, chicken, whole onion, ginseng and jujubes to pot. Optionally add ginko nuts.
  4. Bring to boil and then simmer for 50 min or so until meat falls off the bone.
  5. Season soup with salt and pepper.
  6. Garnish with chopped green onions and serve.

Notes

  • To serve in clay pot, cook in a large pot first and then transfer to clay pot (ttukbaegi) and serve boiling in hot pot. Stuffing sweet rice is totally optional. Kimchi is a must side dish to samgyetang so please try it together.

Nutrition Information

Calories 1156kcal (58%) Carbohydrates 56g (19%) Protein 83g (166%) Fat 63g (97%) Saturated Fat 17g (85%) Cholesterol 454mg (151%) Sodium 361mg (15%) Potassium 1336mg (38%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 725IU (15%) Vitamin C 18.6mg (21%) Calcium 159mg (16%) Iron 4.3mg (24%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1156

% Daily Value*

Calories 1156kcal 58%
Carbohydrates 56g 19%
Protein 83g 166%
Fat 63g 97%
Saturated Fat 17g 85%
Cholesterol 454mg 151%
Sodium 361mg 15%
Potassium 1336mg 28%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 725IU 15%
Vitamin C 18.6mg 21%
Calcium 159mg 16%
Iron 4.3mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.