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Dak hanmari
닭한마리 (dak hanmari): Dongdaemun's whole-chicken hot pot with potatoes, rice cakes and chilli-vinegar dip
Dak hanmari, literally 'one chicken', comes from the alley of restaurants beside Dongdaemun market in Seoul, where a whole chicken arrives in a basin of pale broth and finishes cooking on a burner at the table. Potatoes and chewy rice cakes simmer alongside, and each piece is dunked in a sharp dipping sauce of chilli, soy, vinegar and mustard that you mix to your own taste. When the chicken is gone, knife-cut noodles go into the broth. The usual mistake is rushing the first simmer: the broth needs its full time with garlic and leek to taste of chicken. Chef's tip: let everyone build their own dip, adding a spoon of hot broth so the chilli flakes bloom.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the pot
- 3 ⅛ lb whole chickenrinsed, cut in half
- 10 ½ cups water
- 10 cloves garlic
- 1 ⅛ in fresh gingersliced
- 1 leekcut into 5 cm lengths
- 3 potatoespeeled and thickly sliced
- 7 oz Korean rice cakes (garaetteok)soaked in cold water
- 1 tsp salt
- 10 ½ oz fresh kalguksu or udon noodles (optional)to finish
For the dipping sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 1 ¾ oz garlic chivescut into 3 cm lengths
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Put the 3 ⅛ lb whole chicken, 10 ½ cups water, 10 cloves garlic, 1 ⅛ in fresh ginger and half the ½ leek in a wide shallow pot. Bring to the boil, skim, then simmer for 35 minutes.
40 minStep 2: Meanwhile mix the 3 tbsp Korean chilli flakes (gochugaru), 3 tbsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp English or Korean mustard and 2 cloves garlic with 3 tbsp of hot broth for the dipping sauce. Put the 1 ¾ oz garlic chives in a separate bowl.
5 minStep 4: Drain the 7 oz Korean rice cakes (garaetteok) and add them. Simmer 5 minutes until they are soft and chewy. The chicken is done when the thigh juices run clear and the thickest part reads 165°F.
5 minStep 5: Cut the chicken into pieces with scissors in the pot. Each person tops their dip with chives, then dunks chicken, potato and rice cakes into it.
5 minStep 6: To finish, add the 10 ½ oz fresh kalguksu or udon noodles to the remaining broth and simmer 4–5 minutes until tender, adding water if the broth is low.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 640 kcal
- Protein
- 52 g
- Carbs
- 58 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does dak hanmari take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
- What can I use instead of fresh ginger?
- ¼ tsp ground ginger per tbsp fresh (add it with the spices).
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