Instant Pot Korean Chicken Soup

Ingredients

serving size: 2 adults + 2 kids

2 lbs of chicken drumsticks
1 onion, halved
3 medium potatoes, quartered or sliced
6-8 garlic cloves
mushrooms (optional)
5 cups of water
5 stalks of green onions, halved
3 tbsp of fish sauce
1 green onion, chopped (for garnish)
noodles of choice (either Korean knife cut noodles or somen noodles work well)

Chicken dipping sauce:

2 tbsp of minced garlic
2 tbsp of Gochugaru (add more if you want it spicy)
2 tbsp of maple syrup
1 tbsp of rice vinegar
3 tbsp of soy sauce
optional: 1/4 tsp of oriental hot mustard

Directions

1. Boil chicken drumsticks in a pot of water (or IP on SAUTE mode) for 3 minutes. Discard the water. 

2. In your IP, add the boiled chicken drumsticks, water, onion, green onions, and garlic cloves. Cook on HIGH for 20 minutes. 

3. When IP is done, MR (Manual Release.) When all the steam is done being released, open the lid and change the mode to SAUTE. While waiting for the soup to boil, remove all aromatics. 

4. When the soup starts boiling, add fish sauce, potatoes and mushroom. Boil until your potatoes are cooked through.

5. In a separate pot, cook your noodles according to package instructions. You can also serve the soup with rice. 

6. Plate the soup and garnish with ground black pepper and chopped green onions. Enjoy!

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