One-Pot Dishes

Mushroom Chogyetang with Chicken Meatballs

Name: Mushroom Chogyetang with Chicken Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 Whole chicken; 1 Onion; 1 stalk Green onion; ½ handful Water dropwort (minari); 3 King oyster mushrooms; 1 pack Enoki mushrooms; 6 cloves Garlic; 4 White button mushrooms; 1 Egg; 0.7 tbsp Starch; 0.5 tbsp Soy sauce; 0.3 tsp Salt; a pinch Ground black pepper; to cover Water

버섯초계탕

A warm chicken soup in a broth of onion, green onion, water dropwort and garlic, with meatballs made from the shredded chicken and egg, plus king oyster, enoki and button mushrooms. The aromatic vegetable broth keeps the flavor gentle and not harsh.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Wash the chicken, and quarter the onion and green onion.

Mushroom Chogyetang with Chicken Meatballs — step 1

Slice the king oyster mushrooms thickly, trim and separate the enoki, and cut the water dropwort into bite-sized pieces.

Mushroom Chogyetang with Chicken Meatballs — step 2

Put the chicken in a pot with enough water to cover, add the onion, green onion, half of the water dropwort and the garlic, and boil over high heat until the chicken is cooked.

Mushroom Chogyetang with Chicken Meatballs — step 3

Remove the chicken, onion and water dropwort, let cool slightly and pick the chicken meat.

Mushroom Chogyetang with Chicken Meatballs — step 4

Mix the chicken, onion, remaining water dropwort, egg and starch and shape into meatballs.

Mushroom Chogyetang with Chicken Meatballs — step 5

Add the meatballs and mushrooms to the broth, season with the soy sauce, salt and pepper and boil briefly.

Mushroom Chogyetang with Chicken Meatballs — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

277.3Calories (kcal)

31.4 gCarbs

24.6 gProtein

5.9 gFat

178.9 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.