Okjubu's Whole Chicken

A nourishing dish featuring a light chicken broth with a tangy, spicy homemade sauce made with perilla seed paste

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who want to enjoy a hearty, restaurant-quality nourishing chicken dish at home
  • People looking to add a unique, tangy-spicy secret sauce to their meal

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

  • Whole chicken 1 whole (about 1kg)
  • Potato 1 piece
  • Scallion 1 stalk
  • Chives 1 handful
  • Whole garlic 10 cloves
  • Tteokbokki rice cake 1 handful
  • Kalguksu noodles 1 serving
  • Water 1.5L
  • Special sauce: red pepper powder 3 tablespoons, sugar 1 tablespoon, soy sauce 3 tablespoons, apple vinegar 2 tablespoons, perilla seed paste 1 tablespoon, monosodium glutamate to taste

Recipe 🍳

  1. Wash the whole chicken thoroughly under running water to remove internal organs and blood.
  2. Cut the potato into thick slices, chop the scallion into large pieces, and slice the chives into finger-length segments.
  3. In a bowl, mix red pepper powder, sugar, soy sauce, apple vinegar, perilla seed paste, and monosodium glutamate according to the specified amounts to make the special sauce.
  4. Place the washed chicken and water into a pot, bring to a boil, then skim off impurities and simmer gently.
  5. Add potatoes, whole garlic, scallions, and tteokbokki rice cakes to the broth and continue boiling until the chicken is fully cooked.
  6. Place sliced chives on a plate, spoon generous amounts of the special red sauce over them, and wrap the well-cooked chicken in the sauce before eating.
  7. After finishing the chicken, cook kalguksu noodles in the remaining rich chicken broth to complete the meal.
  1. Clean the chicken and cut scallions, potatoes, and chives into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Mix all seasoning ingredients together to create a bold, tangy special red sauce.
  3. Put the chicken, potatoes, scallions, garlic, and rice cakes into a pot and simmer until the broth becomes rich and flavorful.
  4. Dip the chicken into the chive sauce and enjoy the noodles cooked in the leftover broth.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Adjust the amount of perilla seed paste in the sauce according to your personal preference for a sharper, more pungent kick.
  • Skim off foam as it rises during boiling to ensure a clear, clean-tasting broth.
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