Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken Soup): Adding One Bottle of Ssanghwatang Changed the Broth Completely

Steps

1. 1

   Rinse 1 cup of glutinous rice 2–3 times and soak for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

2. 2

   Remove the wing tips, tail, and fatty neck parts of the chicken, then stuff with 5 whole garlic cloves and 4–5T of soaked glutinous rice.

3. 3

   Make slits on both inner thighs of the chicken and cross the legs to secure them.

4. 4

   Place the onion, green onion, 5 whole garlic cloves, and the remaining soaked glutinous rice in a broth pack.

5. 5

   Add 2.5L of water and the chicken to a pot. Once it starts boiling, skim off the impurities that rise to the top for 5 minutes.

6. 6

   Add the ssanghwatang, the glutinous rice broth pack, 0.5T salt, onion, green onion, and 5 whole garlic cloves, then cover and simmer on medium-low heat for 30 minutes.