Korean Chicken Soup with Ginseng Recipe (Samgye Tang), China Recipe

Korean Recipe for Chicken Soup with Ginseng (Samgye Tang) - Version II

INGREDIENTS

1 small chicken (Cornish hen)
3 to 4 roots ginseng or insam
4 to 5 chestnut or bam
6 to 7 jujube or daechoo or Chinese dates
1/3 cup sweet rice (washed and drained)
8 cloves garlic (peeled)
1/4 inch piece ginger (peeled)
salt and pepper to taste

TIP: If you prefer the easier version, you can actually buy ready-made Samgye Tang packages which usually contain the ginseng (or jinseng), chestnut, jujube and the sweet rice. Follow the instructions on the package then add the rest of the ingredients as above.

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To prepare:

Clean the chicken, make sure you cut out any visible fat
Wash the sweet rice, chestnuts and Chinese dates with water
Drain water, set aside ingredients
In a large pot, add the chicken and the rest of the ingredients
Add water till you cover the entire chicken
Bring everything to a boil then to a slow simmer
Simmer for about 2 to 3 hours till chicken becomes tender and meat falls off the bone
Season with salt and pepper
Serve hot

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