Korean Braised Potatoes (Gamja Jorim)

Name: Korean Braised Potatoes (Gamja Jorim)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 700g small waxy potatoes, peeled and halved; 4 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp honey or rice syrup; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tsp gochugaru; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 200ml water; sesame seeds to garnish; spring onion to garnish

Sweet and sticky Korean potatoes braised in soy, sesame and chilli until glazed. Uncovering the pan for the final stretch of cooking is what lets the sauce reduce down and cling to the potatoes as a glaze, rather than staying thin and soupy.

Total time

30 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Korean

vegangluten-free

Ingredients

700gsmall waxy potatoes, peeled and halved

4 tbspsoy sauce

2 tbsphoney or rice syrup

1 tbspsesame oil

1 tspgochugaru

3 clovesgarlic, minced

200mlwater

sesame seedsto garnish

spring onionto garnish

Instructions

Fry potatoes in oil 5 minutes until lightly golden.

Add soy, honey, sesame oil, gochugaru, garlic and water.

Cover and simmer 15 minutes.

Uncover. Reduce sauce until thick and glazed.

Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onion.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

178

Protein

4.9g

Fat

3.7g

Carbs

31.5g

Fiber

4.2g

Sodium

823mg

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