Samgyetang
This is a dish that Korean people eat during the hottest months of summer because it claims to strengthen virility. It is easy to make anywhere if you can gather all of the ingredients. Special ingredients such as insam and jujubes ( Chinese dried dates ) are important for taste and presentation.
Ingredients
1 small chicken, 1 insam root, 1/3 cup glutinous rice, 3 dates, 4 chestnuts, 6 cloves of garlic, a small piece of ginger, half an onion, 1 bunch of scallions, salt, ground pepper
Directions
1. Cut the chicken belly lengthwise. Remove organs, head and feet-wing tips and neck optional, but leave the body whole.
2. Wash the glutinous rice, and then leave to soak for a while. Wash and prepare the dates and chestnuts for cooking.
3. Stuff the soaked glutinous rice along with the cloves of garlic into the chicken. Sew the ends, to ensure that the rice will not fall out. Also, cross the two legs, and tie them with string.
4. Place the chicken in a pot and pour in 4-6 cups of water. Put the ginseng root, chestnuts, dates, ginger, onions and scallions in the pot and cook under medium heat for 40 minutes.
5. When the ingredients inside the chicken are fully cooked, take out the scallions, onions, and ginger. Finish by seasoning the broth with salt and pepper.
6. Serve unseasoned ; diner usually add salt and black pepper to taste, but some cooks add salt immediately before serving.
posted by Buathip @ 2:29 AM
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