Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Korean Gamjajeon Potato Pancake
韓式薯仔煎餅
Recipe overview
Raw grated potatoes are mixed with their settled starch and fried into crisp-edged tender pancakes.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 700 g potatoes
- 50 g onion
Pancake seasoning
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
Dipping sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp water
- 0.5 tsp sugar
02
Tools
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- grater
- mixing bowl
- sieve
- measuring spoons
- lidded nonstick frying pan
- spatula
- serving plate
03
Steps
Step 1
Choose fresh potatoes without greening or sprouts, wash, peel and remove eyes; discard the whole potato if in doubt
Choose fresh potatoes without greening or sprouts, wash, peel and remove eyes; discard the whole potato if in doubt.
Step 2
Peel onion and grate finely into a purée
Peel onion and grate finely into a purée.
Step 3
Grate potatoes finely into wet pulp, mixing with onion as you go
Grate potatoes finely into wet pulp, mixing with onion as you go.
Step 4
Drain pulp in a sieve over a bowl for 5 minutes, pressing lightly and saving the liquid
Drain pulp in a sieve over a bowl for 5 minutes, pressing lightly and saving the liquid.
Step 5
Let liquid stand 5 minutes so white starch settles at the bottom
Let liquid stand 5 minutes so white starch settles at the bottom.
Step 6
Carefully pour off the upper water, keeping the white starch in the bowl
Carefully pour off the upper water, keeping the white starch in the bowl.
Step 7
Return pulp to the starch, mix with salt and divide into eight portions
Return pulp to the starch, mix with salt and divide into eight portions.
Step 8
Combine soy sauce, vinegar, water and sugar for dipping
Combine soy sauce, vinegar, water and sugar for dipping.
Step 9
Heat half the oil, add four portions and flatten to roughly 0
Heat half the oil, add four portions and flatten to roughly 0.5 cm thick rounds.
Step 10
Fry over medium heat for 3 minutes until golden and firm underneath before turning
Fry over medium heat for 3 minutes until golden and firm underneath before turning.
Step 11
Cook the other side 3 minutes until the centre has no raw crunch; repeat with remaining oil
Cook the other side 3 minutes until the centre has no raw crunch; repeat with remaining oil.
Step 12
Arrange without stacking and serve immediately with dipping sauce
Arrange without stacking and serve immediately with dipping sauce.
Common mistakes
- Wet pulp breaks apart and thick pancakes burn before cooking through; do not grate hours ahead.
Tips
Recovered starch binds the pancakes without egg or lots of flour. The dip contains soy and may contain wheat; serve a small amount first.
