Sempio braised chicken is a very easy, shortcut version of Andong JjimDak. When I tried this product for the first time, I thought that the taste is almost the same as authentic homemade sauce. So, I am very happy to share this recipe with you. Andong is a name of a Korean city, and this special dish is a very famous food from that area. The braised chicken and vegetables with the sauce will make you fall in love with the flavor. I love, love, love this food. It is not too difficult to make from scratch, however, it is even easier to make if you have an already prepared sauce like the Sempio sauce that I used for this recipe. I know that there will be many people who can not buy this product where they live, so someday soon, I will post an Andong jjimdak recipe using homemade sauce.
Yield: 2-3 Servings
Short Korean Lesson
- Jjim (찜) = Braised
- Dak (닭) = Chicken
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 1 Pack Sempio Braised Chicken Sauce
- About 1½ lb Chicken
- 1 Cup Water
- 1½ oz Cellophane Noodles
- 1 Cup Potato
- 1 Cup Onion
- ½ Cup Carrot
- 2 Green Onions
- 1 Dried Red Hot Pepper
Directions
Soak about 1½ oz of cellophane noodles in hot water while you are preparing the other ingredients.
Prepare about 1½ pounds of chicken. I used chicken thighs, but you can use any cut of chicken. It tastes better with the skin and bones for this dish.
In boiling water, cook the chicken for a very short time (about a minute). This step helps to remove some of the fat and other things from the chicken. Drain the fatty water and place the chicken aside.
Place the cooked chicken in a wide bottomed pan. Pour 1 cup of water and 1 pack of Sempio braised chicken sauce on it. Once it starts to boil, reduce the temperature to medium-low and cook for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut the vegetables. Cut 1 cup worth of potato into 1 inch cubes. Slice 1 cup worth of onion and ½ cup worth of carrot into a ½ inch thickness. Cut 2 green onions and 1 dried hot pepper into ½ inch pieces. I like to use scissors to cut the dried pepper.
After 10 minutes, add the potato, onion, carrot, and dried pepper into the pan and cook for about 15 minutes on medium-high: until all of the ingredients are almost cooked.
Add the drained noodles and cook for 2 more minutes.
Lastly, add the green onions and cook 1 more minute. Then, turn off the heat.
Depending on your tastes, you can add chestnuts or dried dates too. I forgot to garnish with some sesame seeds, so you can try that too if you want. 🙂 Enjoy!
Thank you Aeri! Jjim dak, my favorite. I can’t wait for the recipe with the homemade sauce! 🙂 🙂 🙂
hi Tolana,
Yes.. every steps will be almost same.. except you make own sauce instead of using the sempio sauce.. I will post it someday.. thanks 🙂
This is very similar with indonesian food ‘semur ayam’/braised chicken in sweet soy sauce. The basic vegetables & the noodle are the same. Maybe the only difference is that we use indonesian sweet soy sauce, and we add freshly grated nutmeg. I can Imagine the taste…..yumm….hungry already :p
hi yasmin,
Oh.. that’s interesting.. so you have sweet soy sauce ?? so it’s salty and sweet ??? I wonder how the nutmeg will change the flavor for the sauce.. thanks 🙂
Hi Aeri!
We have a guest from Korea staying with us, and I discovered your web site. Thank you so much for all your recipes; I have many new favorite things to make, and my guest feels like he’s at home. I’ll see if I can track down this sauce so I can try this dish, too. Keep it up, you’ve got a new fan in Wisconsin!
hi Holly,
I’m happy to meet you. 🙂
Yes, I highly recommend this sauce for your guest. It can be easy for you to make and your guest will be very impressed by the flavor. 🙂 thanks
hi aeri good day, im wondering if i could replace sempio sauce with oyster sauce is it possible? this dish realy look great!!!! i cant wait to try this dish, thank u god bless u 🙂
hi earl,
Sorry, but I don’t think you can replace this Sempio sauce with oyster sauce..because…this Sempio sauce has many different kinds of ingredients in it for the good flavor… oyster sauce has it’s own unique flavor..and I don’t think it will match with this dish. I hope you can find it around you. thanks
This looks so good! I can’t wait to make it. Hopefully this weekend!
hi Brittany Renee,
Oh.. you can find this sauce around where you live ?? that’s good.. If you tried..I hope you liked it.. thanks 🙂
”I want to try” something like this.. ^^
yay! looks so yummy!
sorry i forgot to add… can i try this recipe with pork?
hi christine woods,
I guess yes.. ^^
Mmmm, looks delicious. And I love one-pan meals, too.
YUMMMMMM I love anything Chicken! haha this looks similar to a Vietnamese dish but I think we use pork? 0.o I prefer Korean food over Vietnamese food though ’cause it’s not so greasy.
Arei,
That looks really good.
James
Hi!! I managed to get hold of this Sempio sauce. Cooked it and it was so yummy!! Spicy and sweet! Very well balanced. Will get more of this sauce!! It is so easy to use!! Thank u Aeri!!!!
Hi Layping..
so happy to see your comment. .How are you doing … your new baby..and rest of your family? I missed you. ^^
Thank you so much Aeri, this is really helpful 😀 I bought the same sauce and it taste really good ! Hope that you can share with us more receipe !