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Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

April 17, 2017 (last updated January 12, 2021)

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Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

Korean potato side dish called “gamja jorim, 감자조림” would be one of the easiest side dish (banchan, 반찬) you can make. It is quick to make with only a few ingredients and tastes great. Gamja jorim was one of my favorite side dish when I was kid and I still love it.

Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

You will need to soak the cubed potato in the water to get rid of some of its starch.

Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

Mix soy sauce, rice syrup (or corn syrup), and water.

Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

Combine the potato, sauce, and a piece of dried sea kelp. Bring to a gentle boil and cook. You will need to remove the sea kelp after 2 minutes.

The dried sea kelp will add the very nice flavor to the dish.

Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

Reduce the heat to med-low and continue to simmer to soften the potato and thicken the sauce, about 5-7 minutes. I added a fresh green chili to give a little spicy kick to my potato side dish. You don’t need to.

Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

When the sauce is thickened and the potatoes are tender, it is done. Don’t overcook the potatoes. It will get mushy and break easily if you overcook them.

Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

Remove from the heat and sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds.

  Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

Here we go, the Korean potato side dish, gamja jorim! This lovely Korean banchan(반찬) is surely pleasing to anyone who enjoys Korean food.  If you like all sorts of Korean side dishes, you should try this gamja jorim.

~ Holly

Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

Korean Potato Side Dish (Gamja Jorim)

Holly Ford
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 25 mins

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb yukon potato peeled
  • 1 dried sea kelp (dashima)
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2-3 tablespoons rice or corn syrup
  • 6 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions
 

  • Cube the potato into 1/2-inch and soak them in the cold water for 10 minutes
  • In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, syrup, and water; Mix well.
  • Drain the potato and combine with the sauce in a skillet. Add the dried sea kelp and bring them to boil. Stir occasionally. Remove the sea kelp after 2 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to med-low and continue to simmer to thicken the sauce, about 5-7 minutes. Once the sauce is thicken and potatoes are tender, remove the skillet from the heat and sprinkle the sesame seeds. Serve warm, cooled or chilled. Store in the fridge up to one week.
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Filed Under: Easy and Simple, Korean Recipes, Recipes, Side Dishes Tagged With: Potato

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Comments

  1. kitchenriffs says

    April 18, 2017 at 2:12 pm

    Who doesn’t like potatoes? And I, for one, can always use another recipe for a potato side. This looks terrific — super flavor. Thanks!

    Reply
  2. Debbie C. says

    April 20, 2017 at 3:16 am

    Hi, if we do not have either rice or corn syrup, can we just normal sugar as a replacement?

    Reply
    • Holly says

      April 20, 2017 at 8:22 am

      Yes, of course. Reduce the amount, though. About by half.

      Reply
  3. cheri says

    April 20, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    What a beautiful dish, love potatoes and you have made them very special here.

    Reply
  4. Marvellina @What To Cook Today says

    April 20, 2017 at 10:18 pm

    This is my 6-year old favorite Korean side dish. Every time we go to a Korean restaurants, she would ask for “refill” for Gamja Jorim 😀 I will definitely try to make this at home soon !!

    Reply
  5. eastofedencook says

    April 21, 2017 at 8:03 pm

    Love the simplicity of this fabulous potato recipe! And so much flavor too!

    Reply
    • Savanah says

      February 3, 2021 at 3:20 pm

      5 stars
      This was my favorite dish as a baby and child and I thought that gamja meant “soft fries” well into adulthood. I cut my teeth on this dish my mom would mash for me and my babies did as well. This is a wonderful dish!

      Reply
      • Holly Ford says

        February 3, 2021 at 9:33 pm

        My kids loved this side dish just like you did. They are grown-up now and still love it. Thanks for your comment.

        Reply
  6. Mary Frances says

    April 27, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    Yum! I love this dish

    Reply
  7. Takia D Washington says

    January 11, 2018 at 10:53 am

    These were easier and turned out prettier than any other recipe I’ve seen so far for this dish. I always love these and also ask for doubles when I am out eating. It is a nice diet friendly snack to have at home now that I know how to make them.

    Reply

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