Gamja jeon
Gamja jeon, from above
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Gamja jeon

Grated potato fried into lacy, crisp pancakes. Just potato, salt and patience.

30 minTime
4 gProtein each
mildSpice
Gangwon potatoes2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayGrated potato pancakes bound with their own starch.
The original
224kcalsame
4 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
30minutessame

Gamja jeon.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Potato4 medium, peeled
Salt¾ tsp
Green chilli2, sliced
Onion¼, grated
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp
Soy sauce1½ tbsp, for dipping
Vinegar2 tsp, for dipping

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Grate the potatoes finely with the onion into a bowl.
  2. 2Squeeze out the liquid into another bowl and let it stand 5 minutes; pour off the water, keeping the starch.
  3. 3Mix the starch back into the grated potato with salt.
  4. 4Spread palm sized rounds in hot oil, top with chilli and fry 3 minutes a side.
  5. 5Serve with soy and vinegar mixed for dipping.
Serve it like this

Serve straight from the pan on a plate, lacy side up, with the soy vinegar dip on the side.

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What goes with Gamja jeon: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Kimchi jjigae35 min
With a main Doenjang jjigae30 min
On the side Dongchimi40 min
On the side Jangjorim70 min
A little snack Pajeon25 min
To drink Banana uyu5 min
To drink Ttalgi uyu10 min
Something sweet Kkwabaegi120 min
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