This gamja-bokkeum (stir-fried potato side dish) used to be on 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 boxes, too.
The other recipe in this video is Gamjachae-bokkeum (stir-fried shredded potato).
Ingredients
- potatoes
- onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- soy sauce
- 1 tbs corn syrup
- 1 tbs sugar
- half cup of water
Directions
- Peel the 2-3 medium sized potatoes (15 oz, or 425 grams worth). Wash and cut them into ¾ inch cubes until you have 2½ cups’ worth.
- Put the potato into a colander under running water to remove the starch.
- Cut ½ cup’s worth of onion into bite sized chunks. Set aside.
- Add 1 tbs olive oil to a heated pan. Put the potato into the pan.
- Add 2 cloves of minced garlic and sauté it until the potato looks a little translucent.
- Add the onion and keep stirring for a few minutes.
- Add a half cup of water to the pan, 2 tbs of soy sauce, and 1 tbs of corn syrup (or sugar). Mix and simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the liquid is evaporated.
- Keep stirring so it doesn’t burn. Add more water if it looks like it needs some.
- When the potato is cooked, turn off the stove and add 1 tbs of toasted sesame oil. Sprinkle a pinch of sesame seeds over top and serve with rice.
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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?
john,
yeah, I like dark soy sauce for color, too. Thanks!
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
Andrea,
Yeah, restaurants usually serve gamjajorim side dish. Yes, you can eat it cold or warm. Good night. It’s 1:00 05 am here.
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!
Andrea,
I 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!
This 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?
Abby,
Congratulation on your successful gamja jorim making!
I 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!
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)
Denis,
yes, you can use honey instead of corn syrup. Thank you.
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!
Mac,
Thanks for making my day!
You must be really good at cooking.
Maangchi,
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.
thank you for showing us how to make this!! i love your blog… i hope you get on the food network…
Dear 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
soon.
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
guga,
I’m glad to hear that you made good “gam ja bokkeum”.
I just made the first of these potato dishes. My wife and I both loved it – thanks!!
Eminopi,
thank you very much! I used to be called as “bossy rock” while I was playing the game City of Heroes.
You rock Maangchi!!
Keep up the the AWESOME work!!!
thank you soo much for your time in teaching your viewers!!
:D
Suka Aga,
wow, 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.
I 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)
yes my youtube id is Two1Zero..thanks!! looking forward to see more of ur recipes!!
Yunho,
Sure, 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!
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!!
Ruth,
Don’t use corn syrup if you don’t have. Corn syrup has nothing to do with corn starch.
Maangchi, if I don’t have corn syrup, can I replace it by mixing some corn starch and water please?
ruth
Hi, Lilllian,
I 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.
Hi, Anonymous,
I have never made “danmuji” by myself. Sorry, : )
Hi 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!
Oh I didn’t realize they are the same recipes! So you just add more vegetables and some seafood?
Hi,lillian,
Sure, this is my dduk bokkie recipe! : )
http://blog.maangchi.com/2007/09/hot-and-spicy-rice-cake-ddukbokkie.html
Hi 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
Hi Maangchi! I enjoy your blog and recipes. Thanks for sharing them. :)