Step 1

Combine salt, sesame seeds, ground black pepper, and toasted sesame oil in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside. Combine soy sauce, vinegar, and honey (or sugar) in another bowl. Mix well with a spoon. Add onion and jalapeno. Set aside.

Step 2

Strain the rice.Remove the giblets from the hens and rub them with salt all over to clean them nicely. Rinse under cold running water.Put the hens on the cutting board, pat dry, and remove any extra fat around the body cavities with kitchen scissors. Cut off the tips of wings if you want.Stuff each hen with rice, 1 ginseng, 1 jujube, and 8 garlic cloves. Put any leftover rice in the pot.Place the hens into a heavy pot. Add 8 cups of cold water, cover, and cook over medium high heat for 30 minutes.Turn down the heat to medium and cook another 40 minutes until the chicken, ginseng, and rice turn soft. Open up the pot from time to time and ladle some broth from the bottom over top of the chickens. If the broth evaporates too much, add more water.Remove from the heat.

Step 3

Place each hen into 2 individual bowls and add the chicken and broth. Sprinkle with chopped green onion and ground black pepper. Serve with kimchi, the 2 kinds of dipping sauce, and a small bowl of salt on the side for seasoning.If you serve them in earthenware pots, preheat the pots with a little water inside (about 2 tablespoons) and add the chicken and broth. Let them sit in on the heat until the samgyetang starts to sizzle. Then remove from the heat and sprinkle green onion over top and grind some black pepper. Serve hot with the dipping sauce, kimchi, and a small bowl of salt on the side for seasoning.

Step 4

vtwk2020 MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR joined 11/20 & has 1 commentPosted November 1st, 2020 at 4:52 am | Log in to reply. Thank you Maangchi! Always love your recipe. I tried samgyetang today for lunch and it turns out perfect. I use pre package ginseng bought from K Mart and boiled the chicken for 1.5 hours. The chicken was soft and tender, rice (no soaking) was soft. Our family of 5 love it so much!See full size image Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 139 commentsPosted November 11th, 2020 at 1:21 pm | Log in to reply. I’m so happy to hear that you shared this delicious homemade samgyetang with all your family members! I can almost smell it. ilovepastry Toronto, Canada joined 5/20 & has 16 commentsPosted May 16th, 2020 at 3:23 pm | Log in to reply. Another delicious recipe executed. Thanks Maangchi~:)See full size image Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,051 commentsPosted May 20th, 2020 at 5:54 pm | Log in to reply. The chicken looks so tender and the broth looks very yummy! Congratulations! ilovepastry Toronto, Canada joined 5/20 & has 16 commentsPosted June 16th, 2020 at 2:26 pm | Log in to reply. Thanks for sharing this simple, yet delicious recipe! Harissa Hudson Valley joined 11/18 & has 1 commentPosted April 19th, 2019 at 8:42 pm | Log in to reply. Hi dearest, no salt in the cooking broth?Thank you! onlyxainz CA joined 8/19 & has 1 commentPosted August 23rd, 2019 at 12:50 pm | Log in to reply. Many Korean soups are served without seasonings so the person eating can customize it to their liking. You add the salt and pepper (and maybe green onion) to the soup to taste once you are ready to eat. Brown Coco Los Angeles joined 2/19 & has 1 commentPosted February 16th, 2019 at 3:27 pm | Log in to reply. Hi Maangchi,Tried this recipe. Fir some reason the rice would not soften and I cooked my soup for 30 minutes extra. Made sure when was covered in broth…?Really liked the dipping sauces.Also I wanted to know what I can use Korean vermicelli cut noodles I bought at HMart for?ThanksSee full size image svangc San Diego joined 3/19 & has 1 commentPosted March 13th, 2019 at 1:11 am | Log in to reply. Have you soaked the glutinous rice for at least an hour? It has to be glutinous!! Dutchgirlme Sierra Nevada Mountains joined 2/19 & has 3 commentsPosted February 1st, 2019 at 10:47 pm | Log in to reply. This recipe is so delicious. I added fresh ginger to the mix. It’s was hands down the best Chicken soup we’ve ever had.See full size image kulumanali Shimla, Himachal Pradesh joined 12/18 & has 1 commentPosted December 27th, 2018 at 1:43 am | Log in to reply. delicious I want this Koreanfood4me Sierra Nevada Mtns joined 12/18 & has 2 commentsPosted December 23rd, 2018 at 4:15 pm | Log in to reply. Need heeeelp now for a dinner on Dec 27, 2018We are serving 16 who will have already eaten a lot of appetizers so I want to serve each person 1/2 a hen in their soup bowl.Can IPrecut all the hens in halfTie each back together with butcher string and stuffAfter cooking cut the strings and separate the halvesThank you sanne Munich joined 8/14 & has 240 commentsPosted December 24th, 2018 at 5:51 pm | Log in to reply. Cut them in half and prepare them all in one or several large pots with everything except the rice.When the hens are done, strain enough liquid to cook the washed rice separately.Keep everything warm until the rice is done.Mix in the other ingredients and the remaining stock.. Scoop it into individual bowls.Top with the hen-halves.Bye, Sanne. Koreanfood4me Sierra Nevada Mtns joined 12/18 & has 2 commentsPosted December 24th, 2018 at 11:31 pm | Log in to reply. Thanks for saving the day (0: