Pyeongyang Onban

Pyeongyang Onban is a traditional North Korean dish hailing from Pyeongyang and the Pyeongan Province. Known for its hearty and comforting nature, this dish combines rice, shredded chicken, mung bean sprouts, mushrooms, and a distinct mung bean pancake, all enveloped in a warm and flavorful chicken broth. It's a perfect indulgence for chilly days and an exquisite celebration of Korean culinary traditions.

Ingredients

🍚 4 bowls cooked rice
🍗 1 kg whole chicken
🍄 4-5 dried shiitake mushrooms
🌰 20 g dried oyster mushrooms or dried Neungi mushrooms
🥚 1 egg
🌱 200 g mung bean sprouts
🧅 1 stalk green onion
🌶️ Small amount shredded red pepper Sil-gochu
🌿 ½ cup mung beans
💧 70 ml water for mung beans
🛢️ 2 tablespoons cooking oil or pork lard

For Chicken Broth:
💧 3 liters water
🧄 5-6 cloves garlic
🧅 1 large green onion stalk
🥄 ½ tablespoon Gukganjang Korean soy sauce for soup
🧂 1 teaspoon salt
🌶️ Pinch of black pepper

For Seasoning Mung Bean Sprouts:
🧂 ½ teaspoon salt
🥄 1 teaspoon sesame oil
🌾 ½ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

For Seasoning Shredded Chicken:
🥄 1 teaspoon Gukganjang
🧂 1 teaspoon salt
🥄 ⅔ tablespoon minced green onion
🥄 ⅓ tablespoon minced garlic
🥄 1 tablespoon sesame oil
🌶️ Pinch of black pepper

For Seasoning Mushrooms:
🥄 ⅔ tablespoon Gukganjang
🌿 2 teaspoons minced green onion
🥄 1 teaspoon minced garlic
🥄 1 teaspoon sesame oil

For Mung Bean Pancake Nokdujijim:
🧂 2-3 pinches salt for the batter

For Yangnyeom Ganjang Dipping Sauce:
🥄 1 tablespoon soy sauce
🥄 ½ tablespoon Gukganjang
🌿 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped green onion
🥄 1 teaspoon minced garlic
🌶️ ½ tablespoon red pepper powder
🌾 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
🥄 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Instructions

1- Prepare Chicken Broth:

Clean the chicken by removing excess fat and impurities.
Place it in a large pot with 3 liters of cold water, garlic, and green onion.
Bring to a boil, then simmer until the chicken is tender. Skim off fat to maintain a clear broth.

2- Prepare Mushrooms:

Tear oyster mushrooms into pieces and rehydrate shiitake mushrooms.
Mix mushroom seasoning ingredients and use ⅔ for shiitake and ⅓ for oyster mushrooms.

3- Make Egg Jidan:

Beat the egg with a pinch of salt and strain it.
Cook a thin egg sheet in a non-stick pan, slice into strips.

4- Blanch Mung Bean Sprouts:

Boil salted water, add sprouts until the water reboils, then immediately cool under cold water.

5- Prepare Mung Bean Pancake:

Soak mung beans for 4-5 hours, then blend with water and salt.
Fry small pancakes in oil until golden.

6- Shred and Season Chicken:

Cool the chicken, shred meat, and season with specified seasonings.

7- Sauté Mushrooms:

Stir-fry both types of seasoned mushrooms separately until cooked.

8- Season Mung Bean Sprouts:

Mix sprouts with salt, sesame oil, and seeds just before serving.

9- Prepare Yangnyeom Ganjang:

Combine all dipping sauce ingredients in a bowl.

10- Assemble and Serve:
- In a Yugi-style brass bowl, place rice, add chicken, mushrooms, bean sprouts, and pancake on top.
- Decorate with egg jidan, green onion, and red pepper.
- Ladle hot broth over everything, serve with Yangnyeom Ganjang.

Prep Time: 5 hours (including soaking time)
Cook Time: 1.5 hours
Total Time: 6.5 hours
Servings: 4
Calories: Not specified
Protein, Fats, Carbohydrates: Not specified
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