What You Need to Know
Baeksuk is a Korean culinary term referring to dishes made by boiling or steaming meat or fish to be cooked thoroughly without seasonings. Baeksuk is made with chicken or pheasant with plenty of water for several hours. However, the term generally indicates dakbaeksuk, or chicken stew, whose recipe and ingredients are similar to samgyetang. While samgyetang is made with ginseng, various herbs, chestnuts, and jujubes, dakbaeksuk consists of simpler ingredients, such as chicken, water, and garlic. The chicken can be stuffed with glutinous rice.
Steps
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Dakbaeksuk (Korea): Foundation for the entire dish
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Ogolbaeksuk (Jeju Island): Traditional black chicken preparation
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Yeonggyubaeksuk (Korean royal cuisine): Delicate pheasant preparation