Samgyetang, a Korean chicken soup with ginseng

Samgyetang, a Korean chicken and vegetable soup

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Samgyetang, a comforting Korean soup: a chicken stuffed with sticky rice, garlic, and jujubes, simmered in a clear broth with leeks.

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Samgyetang is a traditional Korean hot soup, typically served with a whole chicken and sticky rice. It’s a warming dish enjoyed during the winter months and is typically eaten on its own.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodSlow-cooked in a pot
  • Estimated cost$2.87 $0.72 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.29
  • $0.18
  • $2.13
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Clean the chicken and remove the organs. ≈ 8 min
  2. Stuff the chicken with cooked rice (that’s sticky), garlic, and jujubes. ≈ 10 min
  3. Sew the openings. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cook for 40 minutes, with the chicken and leeks covered in water.
  5. Remove the chicken, discard the twine, and place it in a large bowl. ≈ 3 min
  6. Salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Samgyetang, a Korean chicken and vegetable soup

  • 100 g of sticky rice, cooked$0.29
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 200 g of leek$2.13
  • water, salt, pepper$0.27

Total$2.87

that's $0.72 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken
  • 100 g of sticky rice, cooked
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • dried jujubes
  • 200 g of leek
  • water, salt, pepper

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