Dakjuk is a Korean chicken rice porridge dish that's made with chicken bone broth and rice. It's usually served at the end of a Baeksuk meal but can also be enjoyed separately. This is a dish that's near and dear to my heart because it brings me back to my childhood days when my dad used to cook for us on weekends.❤️ Gluten-Free
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Dakjuk 닭죽 - Korean Chicken Rice Porridge[/caption]
Dakjuk (닭죽 Chicken Porridge) always reminds me of my dad. It is one of those dishes that brings up the most joyful memories of childhood. On summer weekends when I was little, our family had a very private place on our dad's farm (read more about it HERE). Amongst beautiful and majestic pine trees, there was this hidden creek ... where the water was crystal clear and icy cold ❄️.
And my father built a little dam to create a little pool for us to play in and also a wondumak 원두막 (a hut with open sides) that was built on this concrete bridge suspended over the creek. We took naps in the hut and had the most fantastic meals. My father also built a traditional Korean wood-burning clay stove (아궁이 Agungi) where he made the most amazing foods. I wish I had a picture but I don't...
Our meals weren't fantastic because the food was a Michelin star-worthy but because it was really yummy food that my father cooked with much LOVE ❤️for his family. Also, because it made me sooo happy to see him soo happy. I'm sure you know what I mean.. remember how joyous you felt when you saw your parents being so happy with something??
The fun story behind this Dakjuk is that I had to ask my mother and older sisters about how to make my father's dakjuk and each person only remembered parts of the dish but no one person had the whole recipe. So I pieced together all the different parts and came up with this recipe my cooking experience and flavor memory (yes, I can still remember how the dish tastes from 40 some years ago).
I wasn't sure if I could do it but boy, I did it!!! I have been wanting to re-create the flavors for some time now and this time I was determined to get it right. You may say, hey, chicken porridge is chicken porridge - just chicken broth and rice, right? Noo... Please believe me when I say this one is special..
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