One-Pot Dishes

Crispy Samgye Chicken with Ginseng Citrus Cream

Name: Crispy Samgye Chicken with Ginseng Citrus Cream
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 120 g Chicken breast; 1 root Fresh ginseng; 3 White button mushrooms; 20 g Garlic; 30 g Onion; 2 Perilla leaves; 3 spears Asparagus; ½ orange Orange; ½ lemon Lemon; 30 g Heavy cream; 0.3 g Salt; 0.2 g Ground black pepper; 20 g Green onion; 20 g All-purpose flour; 1 Egg; as needed Cooking oil

삼계치킨

Pan-fried battered chicken breast topped with a ginseng-onion cream sauce brightened with orange and lemon, finished with shredded fresh ginseng, perilla and green onion. The aroma of ginseng in the sauce means less salt is needed.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Butterfly the chicken breast and season with pepper.

Crispy Samgye Chicken with Ginseng Citrus Cream — step 1

Trim and wash the ginseng and mince half of it, along with the onion and garlic.

Crispy Samgye Chicken with Ginseng Citrus Cream — step 2

Julienne the remaining ginseng with the green onion and perilla leaves and soak in water.

Crispy Samgye Chicken with Ginseng Citrus Cream — step 3

Sauté the minced onion and garlic, add the cream and reduce gently, then add the orange and lemon juice and the minced ginseng to make the sauce.

Crispy Samgye Chicken with Ginseng Citrus Cream — step 4

Mix the flour with cold water and egg to make a batter and coat the chicken.

Crispy Samgye Chicken with Ginseng Citrus Cream — step 5

Shallow-fry the chicken in plenty of oil, plate, drizzle with the ginseng sauce and top with the perilla, green onion and ginseng strips. Serve with grilled asparagus and mushrooms.

Crispy Samgye Chicken with Ginseng Citrus Cream — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

359.7Calories (kcal)

19.5 gCarbs

25.8 gProtein

19.8 gFat

168.7 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.