Soy Sauce Braised Potatoes, Gamja jorim

Gamja jorim is a braised potato dish. It’s very popular as a side dish at home and restaurants and for home-packed lunch boxes. Jorim refers to dishes made by simmering the main ingredient in sauce until the sauce is reduced.

The potatoes are braised in a slightly sweet, soy-based sauce until the sauce is reduced and the potatoes are tender. It’s a filling, inexpensive dish we all grew up on.

You can also add some gochujang (Korean red chili pepper paste) and/or gochugaru if you like to add a little heat to the dish.

Here is step by step video recipe

How To Make Soy Sauce Braised Potatoes (1 servings)

Ingredients

• 180g potatoes
• 2 pieces of garlic
• 1 chili pepper
• a bit of green onion
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce

Instructions

• First, boil water to cook potatoes.
• Prepare 2 potatoes (180g).
• Cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces.
• Cook the potatoes with 1/2 tbsp of salt for 3 minutes on the pan with it's lid closed.
• Mince 2 pieces of garlic.
• Slice a bit of green onion for garnish.
• A chili pepper for that little kick of spice.
• Move cooked potatoes into a strainer after 3 minutes.
• Cover the pan with oil and put 1 tbsp sugar and 2 tbsp soy sauce, then let it boil down.
• Now, add the potatoes and minced garlic on the pan
• By cooking the potatoes for 3 minutes in water and for another 3 minutes on the pan, the potatoes will not become soggy, and maintain its crispiness.
• Put potatoes in the plate.
• Decorate the dish with the green onion and chili pepper, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

bon appetit