Korean recipes:
Potato side dishes
Potato with soy sauce
(”gamja jorim”)
Gamja jorim (potato side dish) used to be my regular lunch box menu. My mother sometimes added small dried anchovies and carrot, and sometimes she added ham cut into dice like potato. I used to make this all the time as my children’s lunch box side dish, too.
Ingredients:
2-3 medium sized potatoes, onion, 2 cloves garlic, soy sauce, 1 tbs corn syrup, 1 tbs sugar, half cup of water.
- Peel the potatoes, wash, and cut them into 1 inch dice and make 2 cups.
- Rinse the potato using colander in running water to remove starch.
- Cut half onion into bite sized pieces.
- Heat the pan and add 1-2 tbs olive oil and pour the potato into the pan.
- Add 2 cloves of minced garlic and sauté it until the potato look a little translucent, then add the onion and keep stirring it.
- Add half cup of water into the pan, 2 tbs – 2½ tbs soy sauce (depends on your taste), 1 tbs of sugar, 1 tbs of corn syrup and mix it and simmer it over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the liquid is evaporated.Tip: Keep checking and stirring not to burn it and to cook evenly, if it needs more water, add some.
- When the potato is cooked, turn off the stove and add 1 tbs of sesame oil and sprinkle a pinch of sesame seeds.
Potato with mushroom
(”gamjachae bokkeum”)
This potato dish can be made only using potato. I found the taste turns out very good when white oyster mushroom is added. By using white oyster mushroom, this color of dish is still clean white. If you don’t have mushrooms, just use potato as it is.
Ingredients:
1 medium size of potatoes, 2 cloves garlic, 2 white oyster mushrooms, half onion, ½ ts to1 ts of salt, 1 to 2 tbs olive oil, 1 tbs sesame oil, 4 to 5 tbs of water.
Tip: If you only use potatoes, use 2 medium size potatoes and ½ cup of water.
- Peel the potatoes and wash and cut them into julienne strips.
- Wash the potato in running water using a colander to remove starch.
- Cut the mushrooms into julienne strips.
- Slice the onion and mince 2 cloves of garlic.
- In a heated pan, add 2 tbs of olive oil and add the potato strips. Stir it with a wooden spoon for 1 minute.
- Add 4-5 tbs water and lower the heat over lower heat to cook and stir it.
- Cover the lid of the pan and simmer it for a few minutes.
- Open the lid and add garlic and the mushroom strips and sauté until potato strips are fully cooked.
- Add ½ ts to1 ts of salt (depends on your taste), 1 tbs of sesame oil and turn off the heat.
- Garnish with chopped red pepper and green onion.
Hi Maangchi! I enjoy your blog and recipes. Thanks for sharing them. :)
April 8th, 2008 at 4:08 amHi Maangchi,
I have a recipe request…I had a hot pepper sauce and rice stick dish at a potluck once that was really good and I just learned what it is called: tapoki! Here is a picture my friend took of it. http://tinyurl.com/69o46f
If you have a chance I’d love to learn how to make this. Take care,
LM
April 10th, 2008 at 9:02 pmHi,lillian,
April 10th, 2008 at 9:18 pmSure, this is my dduk bokkie recipe! : )
http://blog.maangchi.com/2007/09/hot-and-spicy-rice-cake-ddukbokkie.html
Oh I didn’t realize they are the same recipes! So you just add more vegetables and some seafood?
April 10th, 2008 at 9:27 pmHi Maangchi! You have an awesome blog here! I was wondering if you know how to make danmuji as I want to be able to make it myself. Thanks in advance!
April 10th, 2008 at 9:44 pmHi, Anonymous,
April 10th, 2008 at 11:11 pmI have never made “danmuji” by myself. Sorry, : )
Hi, Lilllian,
April 10th, 2008 at 11:14 pmI checked the picture that your friend made, but I can’t figure out what vegetables are used, so
unfortunately I can’t compare.
My dduk bokkie is very simple.
Maangchi, if I don’t have corn syrup, can I replace it by mixing some corn starch and water please?
ruth
April 14th, 2008 at 12:07 amRuth,
April 14th, 2008 at 6:19 amDon’t use corn syrup if you don’t have. Corn syrup has nothing to do with corn starch.
hi Maangchi!! i enjoy your recipes..but i have a recipe request..can u teach me how to make the sweet dried anchovies and the omellete which they serve as side dishes? i love them a lot..and if i can make it myself, it would be soo great!!
April 15th, 2008 at 11:02 pmYunho,
April 16th, 2008 at 6:26 amSure, your request dried anchovies side dish (myul chi bokkeum) and korean style egg side dish (gye ran maree)are included in the list of my upcoming cooking videos.
Thank you very much. Do you have YouTube id? If you do, let me know. I will let you know when I make it. Thank you very much!
yes my youtube id is Two1Zero..thanks!! looking forward to see more of ur recipes!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:23 pmI made Kam ja jo rim.
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!fRcxarKTFxY5k6QGsJ605Q–/article?mid=211
It was great. I love it! Thanks Maangchi! May I request little fish side dish please? (Myol Chi Bok Kom/jo rim)
April 27th, 2008 at 10:00 pmSuka Aga,
April 27th, 2008 at 10:22 pmwow, I checked the photo of potato side dish you sent me. It looks great! I will post it in my blog too. Myulchi bokkum(dried anchovies) side dish, sure, it’s included in the list of my future cooking videos.
You are talented in cooking. I was wondering why you have been quiet these days. : ) Thanks a lot.
You rock Maangchi!!
Keep up the the AWESOME work!!!
thank you soo much for your time in teaching your viewers!!
May 27th, 2008 at 10:24 pm:D
Eminopi,
May 28th, 2008 at 9:45 pmthank you very much! I used to be called as “bossy rock” while I was playing the game City of Heroes.
I just made the first of these potato dishes. My wife and I both loved it - thanks!!
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:59 pmguga,
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:20 pmI’m glad to hear that you made good “gam ja bokkeum”.
i Maangchi,
I was cooking the potato side dish today and I followed your direction precisely but it came out quite salty. should I be using light soy sauce ?
by the way, I had 2 medium potatoes so I doubled the amount of all the ingredients.
I also tried to cooked the dry anchovies, and I also find the little fish quite salty. Should I soak the little fish ?
Many thanks
June 6th, 2008 at 1:55 amDear Ange,
I’m sorry to hear that your potato side dish turns out salty.
I think you shouldn’t have doubled the amount of all the ingredients because you said you used 2 medium size potatoes. Check out my written recipe please, I
If you think your soy sauce is more salty than mine (korean dark soy sauce), cut down the amount of your soy sauce next time you make the dish.
I have not posted “dried anchovies side dish” yet. I don’t know what you mean.
Dried anchovies are a little salty because they are from ocean!
Anyway, never soak dried anchovies.
I will post my “dried anchovie side dish” on YouTube and my blog
June 6th, 2008 at 3:03 amsoon.
thank you for showing us how to make this!! i love your blog… i hope you get on the food network…
June 6th, 2008 at 11:38 amMaangchi,
Thank you soooo much for your amazing recipes! I have made your 감자조림 twice now and it was delicious! I have also tried your 김치 and 깍두끼 - both were yummy. I have a batch of your 열무 김치 fermenting right now on my counter. I hope to try your 냉면 recipe soon with it!
항상 감사합니다! ( ^ ^ )
Mac.
June 9th, 2008 at 8:01 amMac,
June 9th, 2008 at 8:40 amThanks for making my day!
You must be really good at cooking.
Hi Maangchi,
Am I able to substitute the corn syrup for liquid honey instead?
But thanks for the recipe anyway. I have been trying to find the recipe for this particular banchan for yonks, and have finally found it!
June 19th, 2008 at 3:19 amDenis,
June 19th, 2008 at 4:07 amyes, you can use honey instead of corn syrup. Thank you.
Dear Maangchi,
I made gamja jorim with honey. Delicious! Here are the photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/he_anni/2678829797/
(more photos of successful results on the way)
July 18th, 2008 at 5:18 pmI made the gamja jorim this weekend. Turned out great! I always have it when I go to Korean Restaurants and I used to think it would be tough to make…it was super easy! All my friends loved it too!
August 4th, 2008 at 10:57 pmAbby,
August 4th, 2008 at 11:23 pmCongratulation on your successful gamja jorim making!
Hi Maangchi!
August 21st, 2008 at 8:44 amThis is such a great website! I am going to try many of your recipes. I just went to Korean restaurant and had a delicious cold potatoe side dish. Is this the same recipe?
Andrea,
August 21st, 2008 at 10:43 pmI don’t know what it it. Give me more description about the food you tasted. : ) It could be this dish, or korean style of potato salads
Hi Maangchi!
Actually, your picture of the potatoe side dish looks just like the side dish i had at the restaurant. I believe your recipe would probably taste similar as well! The one at the restaurant didn’t have any sesame seeds though. Could you recipe be eaten cold?
Thanks!
August 21st, 2008 at 11:54 pmAndrea,
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:08 amYeah, restaurants usually serve gamjajorim side dish. Yes, you can eat it cold or warm. Good night. It’s 1:00 05 am here.
I tried first with Chinese dark soy sauce then with light, it turned out much more pleasant looking with the light soy sauce. Great recipe, thanks
August 24th, 2008 at 5:24 pmjohn,
August 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pmyeah, I like dark soy sauce for color, too. Thanks!
I was actually wondering if you had ever been to Yummy’s Korean BBQ in Hawaii. They serve these really awesome cold potatoes and I’ve been searching for a recipe on how to make them? Would your soy sauce potatoes be the ones?
September 24th, 2008 at 6:46 pmjasmine,
September 24th, 2008 at 7:09 pmno, I have never been to Yummy bbq in Hawaii. Give me more detailed description about the food or send me photo of it, then I may find out how they make it.
It’s ok to use honey right? I hope the flavour isn’t a big difference ^-^ because i couldn’t find corn syrup
September 26th, 2008 at 8:22 pmSumma,
September 26th, 2008 at 9:39 pmYes, you can use honey.
Hello! I love your website and recipes! With the gamjachae bokkeum, how many servings is this approximately?
October 6th, 2008 at 2:47 pmGang Shik,
October 6th, 2008 at 5:05 pmI think the amount of the recipe is for 2-4 people. It’s a side dish, so you will eat it with cooked rice.
Thanks,!