Jjimdak — soy-braised chicken
Bone-in chicken braised with potatoes, vegetables and glass noodles.
Ingredients
How to cook
- Trim excess chicken fat and cut the vegetables into large pieces.
- Place chicken, water, soy sauce, sugar and garlic in a pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add potato, carrot and onion and cook over medium heat for another 15 minutes.
- Add the soaked noodles and green onion. Simmer for 5 minutes and check that the chicken center reaches 74°C.
KOREAN KITCHEN · LOCAL OPTIONS
Local ingredient swaps
Use these options when the original ingredient is unavailable. Flavor and texture will change; these swaps have not been tested in our kitchen.
| Korean ingredient | Local option | How to use it | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dangmyeon (sweet potato glass noodles) | Mung-bean glass noodles | Use the packet cooking time. For jjimdak, weigh the noodles after soaking as specified. | Mung-bean noodles are less springy. Rice vermicelli is a different noodle, not the same product. |
| Korean regular soy sauce | Regular, unsweetened soy sauce | Start with about three quarters of the listed amount and adjust after cooking. | Saltiness varies. Sweet soy sauce and thick dark soy sauce change the result. |
| Korean green onion | Scallions / spring onions | Use the listed weight; add pale stalks before delicate green tops. | Thin scallions cook faster than thick Korean green onions. |
Ingredients and allergies
Check product labels: soy sauce can contain wheat, kimchi and fish cakes can contain seafood, and miso or tofu contains soy. Ingredient swaps do not automatically make a dish gluten-free, vegetarian or allergy-safe.
Sources and scope
Use these options when the original ingredient is unavailable. Flavor and texture will change; these swaps have not been tested in our kitchen.
Your shopping checklist
Quantities are for the original recipe and its listed servings. Swaps are optional: use the table above to adjust, and do not buy both choices unless needed. Check what you already have.
Look in the produce and refrigerated aisles first; check an Asian grocery or online seller for Korean specialty ingredients. This is a shopping guide, not a live stock or delivery check.
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