Korean ginseng chicken soup also known as samgyetang

This korean ginseng chicken soup is what I yummy and good for health. This is not the first time I sneaked in a Japanese or Korean soup recipe (^_^).

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This soup is known as samgyetang in korean. Like the spicy kimchi soup, it is representative of korean cuisine.

If you can't get the real ginseng, replace it with 1 to 2 ginseng tea bags.

Ginseng picture. Photo source : Gootrip.com

If you have time, soak the glutinous rice overnight. It will cook better and faster.

1 spring chicken
10 red dates
1 tbsp pine nuts
8 chestnuts
1 cup of long-grained glutinous rice
1 korean ginseng
Pinch of salt
3 tbsp rice wine

Toothpicks
1 ceramic tureen

1. Clean the spring chicken especially the cavity of the chicken
2. Remove the shelf of the chestnuts, and seeds of the red dates
3. Wash and rinse the red dates, chestnuts, pine nuts and rice
4. Mix 5 of the 10 red dates, pine nuts, chestnuts and glutinous rice together in a small bowl
5. Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the red dates, pine nuts, chestnuts and glutinous rice
6. Add the korean ginseng and close the opening of the chicken with toothpicks
7. Place the spring chicken, rest of the red dates, salt and rice wine into the ceramic tureen
8. Add enough water to cover the ingredients
9. Seal the tureen with cling wrap
10. Steam the tureen in medium heat for 3 hours

Recipe link: http://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/korean-ginseng-chicken-soup.html