Kim Dae-seok's Boiled Red Potatoes

Name: Kim Dae-seok's Boiled Red Potatoes
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: red potato (or regular potato) 7 pieces; sea salt 1/2 tablespoon; new sugar 1/3 tablespoon; water 600ml

A pro tip for boiling potatoes: marinate them in a sweet-savory brine so the flavor penetrates all the way through, then gently rock the pot to create a generous amount of fluffy white powder on the surface.

45 min Difficulty Easy Snacks & desserts

Main ingredients

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Ingredients needed 3 servings

red potato (or regular potato) 7 pieces

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new sugar 1/3 tablespoon

water 600ml

Recipe

Peel the potatoes using a potato peeler. For whole potatoes to be boiled with skin on, make a shallow cross-shaped cut on the surface.
Mix sea salt 1/2 tablespoon and new sugar 1/3 tablespoon into 200ml of water until dissolved. Pour over the prepared potatoes and let marinate for 20 minutes.
Add an additional 400ml of water (total 600ml) to the marinated potatoes and brine. Cover the pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
Once boiling, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes.
Uncover the pot, flip the potatoes over, then cover again and continue cooking over medium heat for another 10 minutes to ensure even seasoning.
When the remaining moisture has evaporated almost completely, turn off the heat and gently rock the pot back and forth so the potatoes lightly bump into each other, creating a fine, fluffy white powder on the surface.

Soak the potatoes in a mixture of salt and new sugar water for 20 minutes before boiling.
Add more water, cover the pot, and boil over medium heat, flipping once halfway through, for a total of 25 minutes.
Turn off the heat when the water has nearly evaporated, then gently rock the pot to produce a fluffy, powdery finish.

Cooking tips

Marinating the potatoes in salt and new sugar water for 20 minutes before boiling ensures the flavor penetrates deep into the flesh.
For potatoes boiled with the skin on, make a cross-shaped cut before steaming to easily remove the skin after cooking.
At the final stage, when most of the water has evaporated, turn off the heat and gently rock the pot to evenly distribute a soft, powdery coating on the potato surface.

Recommended for

Those who want to recreate the nostalgic, fluffy steamed potatoes from rural childhood at home.
People curious about how to properly season potatoes all the way through while boiling.
Families looking for a summer treat to enjoy together.

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