Samgyetang Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup

Ginseng is added to samgyetang, a traditional Korean chicken soup, to make it healthier. This dish is comforting and healthy, and people often eat it in the summer to get more energy and immunity.

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken about 1
• 5kg
• 10-12 cloves garlic, peeled
• 6-8 dried jujubes red dates
• 1 cup sweet rice glutinous rice
• 6-8 slices ginger
• 6-8 green onions, chopped
• 4-6 fresh ginseng roots
• Salt, to taste
• Water, as needed

Instructions:

Clean the chicken well and take out any insides

Add some jujubes, garlic, ginger, and sweet rice to the inside of the chicken

Use kitchen twine to connect the chicken legs and keep the stuffing inside

Put chicken, green onions, ginseng roots, and water in a large pot

After the pot starts to boil, lower the heat and let it cook on low for about one and a half to two hours, or until the chicken is fully cooked and soft

Skim off any foam or dirt that comes to the top while the food is cooking

Add salt to the soup as needed

If you want, you can serve it hot with sliced green onions and extra jujubes on top