Samgyetang - Korean Ginseng chicken soup

Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup - Samgyetang

- 800g chicken
- 8g American ginseng slice or one piece of Korean ginseng pack

- add a piece of 牛七 

(You can also use niu qi herb plus 4g ginseng but pregnant lady is advised not to take niu xi)

- 6 tbsp of glutinous rice
- 2 red dates
- 10 Garlic

-  gingko

-  wolf berries

- Scallion,  Green Onion or spring onion to garnish


Soak glutinous rice over night.
Put the above ingredients into the chicken and seal it
Pressure cook for 20 -30 minutes to serve (if glutinous is not soft and boil again). If no pressure cooker, boil the chicken for about 30 to 40 mins.

For sweet sour soy dipping sauce:
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon honey (or sugar)
½ a medium size onion, cut into chunks
1 Jalapeno (or green chili pepper), chopped

Credit to Ginseng chicken soup (Samgyetang) recipe - Maangchi.com