Tomorrow on CBC's Weekend Morning Show with host Terry MacLeod, I will be bringing these dishes in. These represent different ways to celebrate Korean culture. The chicken dish is the Korean version of soul food. Imagine a place of serenity while sipping Persimmon tea.
Enjoy!
Korean Ginseng Chicken (Samgyetang)
1 medium chicken (preferably organic)
1-2 large pieces white ginseng
1 cup sticky or sushi rice
6 dried Chinese red dates*
6 chestnuts (peeled and medium chopped)
1 head garlic
1 inch grated fresh ginger
2 green onions (large chopped)
Salt and pepper to taste (white pepper if available)
Dash of Sesame oil
Water (to cover chicken)
Put rice, dates, some ginseng and some garlic cloves inside the chicken in a large casserole dish. Add the remaining ingredients to dish. Bring to boil, cover and simmer for up to 45 minutes until chicken falls off the bone. Enjoy with rice and as a soup. Wonderful for cold winter days. Garnish with sesame seeds or green onions.
Korean Cinnamon Ginger and Persimmon Dessert Tea ???
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4 oz fresh ginger,peeled and thinly sliced
12 cinnamon sticks about 2 oz
16 cups water
4 dried persimmons
1 cup light brown sugar
Remove persimmon stems and set aside.
Place cinnamon sticks and 8 cups water in a pot, bring to a boil, simmer for 25-30 minutes.
Remove from heat; strain and discard cinnamon sticks
Cool slightly.
In an another pot, place ginger and 8 cups water in a pot, bring to a boil, simmer for 25-30 minutes.
Remove from heat; strain and discard ginger. Cool slightly.
In a large punch bowl or pot, combine both boiled cinnamon tea and ginger tea together.
Stir in sugar to dissolve, adjust sweetness according to your taste.
Add dried persimmons into tea, steep for 4 hours. The color will get darker as it cools down.
Remove persimmons after four hours. Do not leave it in for more than four hours, they will get too mushy.
Let tea cool completely in room temperature. Keep in the fridge. This tea taste good both hot and cold.
TO serve, ladle tea into small cups and garnish with a few pine nuts and sliced steeped persimmons if you like.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
1 medium chicken (preferably organic)
1-2 large pieces white ginseng
1 cup sticky or sushi rice
6 dried Chinese red dates*
6 chestnuts (peeled and medium chopped)
1 head garlic
1 inch grated fresh ginger
2 green onions (large chopped)
Salt and pepper to taste (white pepper if available)
Dash of Sesame oil
Water (to cover chicken)
Put rice, dates, some ginseng and some garlic cloves inside the chicken in a large casserole dish. Add the remaining ingredients to dish. Bring to boil, cover and simmer for up to 45 minutes until chicken falls off the bone. Enjoy with rice and as a soup. Wonderful for cold winter days. Garnish with sesame seeds or green onions.
Korean Cinnamon Ginger and Persimmon Dessert Tea ???
SuJungHwa
4 oz fresh ginger,peeled and thinly sliced
12 cinnamon sticks about 2 oz
16 cups water
4 dried persimmons
1 cup light brown sugar
Remove persimmon stems and set aside.
Place cinnamon sticks and 8 cups water in a pot, bring to a boil, simmer for 25-30 minutes.
Remove from heat; strain and discard cinnamon sticks
Cool slightly.
In an another pot, place ginger and 8 cups water in a pot, bring to a boil, simmer for 25-30 minutes.
Remove from heat; strain and discard ginger. Cool slightly.
In a large punch bowl or pot, combine both boiled cinnamon tea and ginger tea together.
Stir in sugar to dissolve, adjust sweetness according to your taste.
Add dried persimmons into tea, steep for 4 hours. The color will get darker as it cools down.
Remove persimmons after four hours. Do not leave it in for more than four hours, they will get too mushy.
Let tea cool completely in room temperature. Keep in the fridge. This tea taste good both hot and cold.
TO serve, ladle tea into small cups and garnish with a few pine nuts and sliced steeped persimmons if you like.
Enjoy!
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