Modu Recipes

Okjubu's Nureongji Chicken Jeonbok

A premium jeonbok with rich, savory depth from chicken stock and hearty comfort from toasted rice croutons

🙋 Recommended for

  • ⭐ Those who want a deeply flavored nourishing dish without long cooking time
  • ⭐ Those who want to enjoy both tender chicken and fragrant nureongji porridge at once

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

  • Fresh chicken 1 whole
  • Water 2L
  • Herbal jeonbok tea bag 1 piece
  • Whole garlic 10 cloves
  • Red dates 5 pieces
  • Chicken stock 1 tablespoon
  • Nureongji 2 cups
  • Onion 1/2 head
  • Chives half bunch
  • Carrot a little

Recipe 🍳

  1. Trim excess fat from the chicken's tail end with scissors, then thoroughly rinse the internal organs under running water.
  2. Place the cleaned chicken, herbal jeonbok tea bag, whole garlic, and red dates into a pot with 2L of water.
  3. Add 1 tablespoon of chicken stock as a secret ingredient, cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium and simmer until tender.
  4. Once the chicken is soft and the broth has become rich, remove the herbal tea bag.
  5. Add the prepared nureongji, sliced onion, sliced carrot, and chopped chives to the pot.
  6. Simmer gently until the nureongji softens and the vegetables are just cooked through, then serve.
  1. Clean and prepare the chicken, then place it in a pot.
  2. Add water, herbal tea bag, garlic, red dates, and 1 tablespoon of chicken stock; simmer until tender.
  3. Add nureongji and sliced vegetables, then simmer gently one more time.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Remove all blood clots around the chicken’s tail and internal areas completely to prevent any off-flavors in the broth.
  • Chicken stock enhances the natural savoriness of the chicken, allowing you to shorten cooking time while maintaining deep flavor.

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