Gamjajorim (Korean Braised Potato Banchan)
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Watch the original reelA Korean potato side dish made with potatoes simmered in a sweet-savory sauce of honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, and garlic. Salting and rinsing the potatoes first helps them remain structurally intact with a pleasantly firm bite rather than becoming mushy.
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Equipment
- Stovetop
- Cuisine
- East Asian
- Contains
- Gluten, sesame, and soy
- Diet
- Vegetarian
Diet and allergen details are read from the ingredient names and are not certified.
Ingredients
- 450 g
- 6 g
- 40 g
- 13 g
- 16 g
- 3 g
- 55 g
Weights are estimates. Together, the ingredients weigh about 580 g before cooking, which is about 145 g per serving.
Steps
Peel and cut the potatoes into pieces. Toss them with a heaping teaspoon of kosher salt and set them aside for 20 minutes. The potatoes should sweat out a noticeable amount of water.
Strain away the water released by the potatoes, then rinse them thoroughly to remove the excess salt. Drain well.
Heat cooking oil in a pan and stir-fry the rinsed potatoes for 5 minutes.
Add the honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, minced garlic, and water to the pan with the potatoes.
Continue sautéing the potatoes for about 20 minutes, until they are fork-tender and the sauce has reduced. The finished potatoes should remain structurally intact and retain some bite rather than becoming mushy.
Drizzle the cooked potatoes with sesame oil as the finishing touch.
Sprinkle sesame seeds over the potatoes.
Cool the potatoes before serving if desired; the source notes that they taste even better when cooled. Transfer them to an airtight container and chill for up to one week.
Notes
The source does not specify the amount or type of cooking oil, the potato-cut shape, or the exact amount of sesame oil and sesame seeds. The recipe is intended to produce potatoes that stay intact with a firm bite. Store chilled in an airtight container for up to one week.
Nutrition
These are estimates per serving, worked out from the ingredients.
- Calories
- 179
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 33 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
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