Yangban Jeongsik (Traditional Noble Set Meal)

1. Prepare Dried Ingredients: Rehydrate dried shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, dried fernbrake, and dried bellflower root in separate bowls of warm water until softened. Squeeze out excess water and slice shiitake and wood ear mushrooms.

2. Prepare Short-Grain White Rice: Rinse 400g of short-grain white rice thoroughly until water runs clear. Combine the rinsed short-grain white rice with 480g of water in a rice cooker or pot. Cook according to instructions.

3. Prepare Chicken for Samgyetang: Rinse the 800g chicken (small, whole) thoroughly, pat dry. In a bowl, rinse 100g of glutinous rice. Stuff the glutinous rice, 20g of fresh ginseng root, 15g of jujube, 30g of garlic cloves, and 50g of chestnuts into the cavity of the chicken. Secure the opening with toothpicks or by tying the legs.