Korean Stuffed Chicken Soup With Ginseng Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

Korean stuffed chicken soup with ginseng (sam gae tang) is a delicious, fragrant soup that is surprisingly easy to make. In korea, it is sometimes made as a restorative when people are sick or weak like chicken soup is used in the west, but it's more traditionally eaten and enjoyed during the summer months. Koreans like to drink hot soup or stews during the summer months in an effort to fight the heat with heat. Because ginseng and ginger are also hot spices according to chinese medicine, you will sweat and detox after drinking a hot bowl of this soup on a summer day. The belief is that your body is better able to regulate itself and stay cool in the summer heat after being detoxed and rejuvenated by a bowl of sam gae tang. Because of the medicinal properties of ginseng (see below), some korean mothers give this soup to their newlywed daughters or son-in-laws.

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2hr 10minstotal
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Ingredients for Korean Stuffed Chicken Soup With Ginseng Recipe

  • 1/2 Small whole chickens or cornish hens
  • 1/2 Roots of dried ginseng, washed
  • 1.75-2 Chestnuts, peeled
  • 2.25-2.50 Red dried dates, rinsed
  • 0.13 cup Korean sticky rice, washed and drained
  • 2 Cloves Garlic, Peeled
  • 0.06 inch Ginger, peeled and cut in 1/2
  • 2.25 cup Water
  • 1/2 Chopped scallions for garnish
  • As required Salt
Nutrition
value
102
calories per serving
< 1 g Fat2 g Protein21 g Carbs3 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    < 1g
  • Protein
    2g
  • Carbs
    21g
  • Fiber
    3g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    21g
  • Protein
    2g
  • Fiber
    3g

Fats

  • Fat
    < 1g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    38mg
  • Iron
    2mg
  • Vitamin A
    5mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    2mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    37mg
  • Manganese
    4mg
  • Phosphorus
    43mg
  • Selenium
    < 1mcg
  • Zinc
    < 1mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats