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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Baesuk is likened to a “soul medicine” for Koreans whenever the weather gets hot and stuffy. This dish has a gentle sweetness from the bones, with tender and chewy meat served alongside kimchi and sesame porridge, making it extremely nutritious. Let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen to make this delicious soup right away!
Ingredients for Baeksuk Chicken Serves 4
Chicken 1 whole Sticky rice 190 gr (soaked) Jujube 3 pieces Whole peppercorns 3 gr Garlic 5 cloves Green onion 30 gr (chopped) Perilla oil 1 tablespoon Spring onions 200 gr Salt 135 gr Water 2 liters Napa cabbage 1/2 head Korean chili powder 100 gr Apricot water 120 ml Anchovy fish sauce 120 ml Minced garlic 70 gr Ginger 1 tablespoon Black sesame a little Filtered water 1 liter
How to choose delicious whole chicken
- For this dish, you should choose to buy free-range chicken to get firm and tasty meat.
- Good chicken will have a compact, firm body and a small breast.
- The chicken skin should be shiny yellow, with some areas darker yellow like the wings, breast, and back, and should not have any bruises or black spots.
- If the chicken skin is tough, uniformly shiny yellow, but the fat is white, it indicates the chicken has been treated with chemicals.
- Press the meat to check; if it is firm and elastic, it is good chicken. If the meat is mushy, slippery, deformed, or has indentations, do not buy it to avoid health risks.
- Do not choose chicken that has a sour smell or bad odor.
- For frozen chicken from supermarkets, check the reputable source of origin and the expiration date on the packaging to ensure quality.
How to clean chicken without odor
- To prevent odor, you need to remove all the feathers, including fine feathers, to make the chicken clean and less smelly.
- Mix vinegar and salt in a ratio of 2 salt to 1 vinegar, then apply it all over the chicken, rubbing multiple times and then wash thoroughly with clean water.
- Rub a few slices of lemon with a little salt on the chicken meat. Crush a piece of ginger and a little white wine, massage it onto the chicken and let it rest for 30 minutes before cooking.
How to prepare Baeksuk chicken
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Prepare the chicken
Pluck the chicken clean, then remove all internal organs and wash several times with water to remove all dirt.
Next, use a knife or scissors to cut off the air sac and sharp bones on both sides of the chicken wings.
Finally, use scissors to make small holes in the skin underneath the chicken. Then tuck the chicken legs into the two holes to secure them in an X shape.
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Cook the chicken
Place a pot on the stove, add 1 liter of filtered water, the prepared chicken, 3 jujube fruits, 3g of whole peppercorns, 5 cloves of garlic, and 30g of green onions. Cook the chicken over medium heat for 40 minutes.
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Cook Chicken Porridge
Place a new pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of perilla oil, 190g of soaked glutinous rice, and stir-fry for about 1 minute over medium heat.
Then, add a little chicken broth and cook until the glutinous rice thickens.
Note: During the cooking process, remember to stir the porridge occasionally to prevent it from burning!
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Make Kimchi
Cut 200g of green onions into pieces about 5 – 7cm long.
In a large bowl, add 135g of salt, 2 liters of water, and 1/2 napa cabbage cut into bite-sized pieces. Use your hands to mix well so that the cabbage absorbs the saltwater, then soak for 1 hour.
In a new bowl, combine 100g of Korean chili powder, 120ml of apricot water, 120ml of anchovy fish sauce, 70g of minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon of minced ginger, then mix well.
Squeeze the excess water from the napa cabbage, then mix it evenly with 1/2 of the chili mixture.
Finally, add the cut green onions, mix well one more time to complete.
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Completion
Serve a bowl of porridge sprinkled with a little black sesame, a bowl of chicken with broth, a bowl of kimchi, a bit of fresh green chili, and chili sauce.
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Final Product
The chicken dish has a sweet broth from the chicken, the stewed meat is soft and chewy, served with crispy spicy kimchi. Moreover, you also have a hot bowl of porridge to accompany, extremely nutritious.
Meaning of the dish Baeksuk chicken stew
- Baesuk is known as a nutritious chicken soup and is commonly used in the summer in South Korea.
- The dish uses cooling meats such as chicken, duck, seafood, and uses little to no spices, instead opting for herbs and vegetables to create a naturally sweet flavor. Therefore, Baesuk can effectively cool the body and positively impact the nervous system.
TasteVN wishes you success in making the delicious and attractive baeksuk chicken stew in the Korean style!
*Source of the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Cooky Vietnam
