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a bowl of Korean braised chicken or jjimdak

Jjimdak or Korean braised chicken recipe

Basic Sunday Cooking
A hearty and flavorful bowl full of chicken brewed in veggies and soy sauce.
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Cook Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Korean

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs chicken (preferably mixed with thighs and drumsticks)
  • 1 tbsp minced ginger
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 cup rice cakes optional
  • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped can use regular potatoes
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 1/3 cup green onions, chopped add however amount of green onions you prefer
  • 1/2 onion, sliced
  • 2 king oyster mushrooms, chopped optional
  • 3 shitake mushrooms, sliced
  • 1-2 jalapenos optional
  • 100 g glass noodles
  • 2 cups water add more if needed

Sauce

  • 2/3 cup soy sauce Don't use low-sodium
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp oyster sauce

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot, boil water enough to cover the chicken. It will be used to blanche the chicken. In the meantime, cut any fat from the meat
    2 lbs chicken (preferably mixed with thighs and drumsticks)
  • Soak glass noodles in a bowl of water for 20-30 minutes. Don't recommend adding it if the dish isn't consumed soon after it's been made. The noodles will break down if reheated.
    100 g glass noodles
  • Peel and chop potatoes and carrots into large chunks. The oyster mushroom as well. This will keep them from breaking down when cooking.
    2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped, 2 king oyster mushrooms, chopped, 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
  • Cut rest of the vegetables
    1/3 cup green onions, chopped, 3 shitake mushrooms, sliced, 1-2 jalapenos, 1/2 onion, sliced
  • Combine the ingredients for the sauce and set it aside
    2/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1-2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • When the water is boiling, add the chicken. Boil it for 10-15 minutes or until brown scum float up top.
  • Transfer the chicken to a shallow pan and discard the water.
  • Add water, sauce, garlic, and ginger
    1 tbsp minced ginger, 2 tbsp minced garlic, 2 cups water
  • Cook on medium high. When it simmers, add the potatoes, onions, and carrots
  • Bring it to a boil and reduce to medium and let it simmer until the potatoes are cooking. About 25 minutes.
  • When potatoes are cooked, add the mushrooms. Cook for another 10 minutes
  • Add green onions, jalapenos, and rice cake. Cook for 10 minutes
    1 cup rice cakes
  • Turn off the heat and drizzle on sesame seed oil and seeds. Chicken is cooked when the thickest part is 165 - 175 degrees F.