Korea

Andong Jjimdak

Name: Andong Jjimdak
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken pieces; 100 ml Soy sauce; 100 g Glass noodles (dangmyeon); 2 each Potatoes & carrots; some of each Dried chillies & garlic; 1 tbsp each Sugar & sesame oil; 1 / some Onion & spring onion

Korean braised chicken with glass noodles

Jjimdak comes from the city of Andong and is a braised chicken dish cooked in a sweet-salty soy sauce. It is traditionally shared in a large group.

Chicken, potatoes, carrots and glass noodles soak up the glossy sauce; dried chillies add a gentle heat, sugar and soy the signature balance.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces1 kg
Soy sauce100 ml
Glass noodles (dangmyeon)100 g
Potatoes & carrots2 each
Dried chillies & garlicsome of each
Sugar & sesame oil1 tbsp each
Onion & spring onion1 / some

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Blanch the chicken briefly and rinse.
Set on with soy sauce, sugar, garlic, chilli and water.
Add potatoes, carrots and onion and cook through.
Add soaked glass noodles and let them soak up the sauce.
Finish with sesame oil and spring onion.

Make it original

Glass noodles and good soy sauce for jjimdak are in the Asia Boutique.

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