Korea

Gamja-jeon

Name: Gamja-jeon
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 500 g Potatoes; 1/2 piece Onion; 1 pinch Salt; 3 tbsp Oil for frying; some of each Soy sauce & vinegar; 1 stalk Spring onion

Crispy Korean potato pancakes

Gamja-jeon are Korean potato pancakes made from finely grated potato, especially loved in the mountainous Gangwon province.

The grated potato is fried together with its settled starch, making the pancakes crisp outside and tender within.

Servings2

Time25 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Potatoes500 g
Onion1/2 piece
Salt1 pinch
Oil for frying3 tbsp
Soy sauce & vinegarsome of each
Spring onion1 stalk

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Finely grate the potatoes and onion.
Drain the liquid, return the settled starch.
Salt the mixture and stir.
Fry flat in hot oil in portions.
Serve golden and crisp with a dipping sauce.

Make it original

Soy sauce for the gamja-jeon dip is in the Asia Boutique.

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