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Samgyetang (Korean Chicken & Ginseng Soup) Recipe
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Samgyetang (Korean Chicken & Ginseng Soup) Recipe

17 ingredients 2 to 4 servings, depending on appetite openrecipes

Chicken soup is pretty universal. This Korean version is a hearty, healthy, and delicious way to change up an old favorite.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

724
Calories
44g
Protein
26g
Fat
78g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Jujube not in our table 0
Ginseng not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 young chicken (2 to 3 pounds) May substitute 2 cornish game hens
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 4 red dates (Chinese or Korean jujubes)
  • ginseng rootlets
  • 1/2 inch fresh ginger
  • 6 cloves fresh garlic
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 10 cups water
  • 1/2 cup sweet rice
  • 8 ginko nuts, shelled
  • 2 fresh ginseng roots
  • 1/2 small white or yellow onion
  • 8 cloves fresh garlic
  • 8 red dates (Chinese or Korean jujubes)
  • 2 scallions or green/spring onion
  • 2 eggs

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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