Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Korean Potato Salad with Egg and Cucumber
韓式雞蛋青瓜薯仔沙律
Recipe overview
Roughly mashed potatoes, fully cooked eggs, squeezed cucumber and carrot make a creamy chilled Korean salad.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 600 g potatoes
- 2 eggs
- about 200 g cucumber
- 100 g carrot
- 100 g, keep refrigerated mayonnaise
Seasoning
- 1 tsp, divided salt
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- a pinch white pepper
02
Tools
- peeler
- knife and board
- two pots
- slotted spoon
- sieve
- potato masher
- large bowl
- lidded food container
03
Steps
Step 1
Wash potatoes
Wash 600 g potatoes, scrubbing off surface soil.
Step 2
Peel and cube
Peel potatoes and cut into roughly 2 cm cubes.
Step 3
Boil potatoes
Put cubes in a pot of water, bring to boil and cook about 15–20 minutes until fork tender; drain.
Step 4
Hard boil eggs
In a separate pot boil 2 eggs until whites and yolks are fully set, about 10–12 minutes after water boils.
Step 5
Cool and peel
Cool cooked eggs in cold water and peel. If yolks are not fully set, cook further until set.
Step 6
Salt cucumber
Wash and thinly slice cucumber. Toss with about 1/2 tsp salt and rest 10 minutes.
Step 7
Squeeze cucumber
Press cucumber slices in a sieve or clean cloth to remove excess liquid.
Step 8
Blanch carrot
Peel and finely dice carrot; blanch in boiling water 2–3 minutes until cooked, drain and cool.
Step 9
Mash and cool
Roughly mash drained potatoes in a shallow bowl and let cool about 10 minutes; do not mix hot potato with mayonnaise.
Step 10
Chop cooked eggs
Chop fully cooked eggs, using clean utensils for ready-to-eat food.
Step 11
Fold salad
Once potatoes and carrot have cooled, gently fold in eggs, squeezed cucumber, 100 g mayonnaise, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp rice vinegar, white pepper and remaining salt.
Step 12
Chill and serve
Transfer to a covered food container and chill at 4°C or below at least 30 minutes before dividing into 4 portions. Do not leave at room temperature longer than 2 hours.
Common mistakes
- Unpressed cucumber waters down salad; mixing mayonnaise into hot potatoes hurts texture and safe chilling; eggs must be fully cooked.
Tips
Salt and squeeze cucumber first; cool potato before adding mayonnaise. Contains egg; check mayonnaise label for other ingredients.
