Lee Hye-jung's Sweet Potato Jangajji

Name: Lee Hye-jung's Sweet Potato Jangajji
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 3 sweet potatoes; 3 tbsp Jin-ganjang (Korean all-purpose soy sauce); 4 tbsp water; 6 tbsp vinegar; 2 tbsp cooking wine; 2.5 tbsp sugar; 5 Vietnamese chili peppers

A unique jangajji made by briefly steaming thinly sliced sweet potatoes and then soaking them while hot in a sweet-and-sour soy sauce pickling liquid.

15 min Difficulty Very easy side dish

Main ingredients

sweet potato Jin-ganjang (Korean all-purpose soy sauce)vinegar cooking wine Vietnamese chili pepper

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Cooking tips

Submerging the sweet potatoes in the pickling liquid while they are hot allows the seasoning to penetrate well and prevents them from falling apart easily.
Even if the pickling liquid does not completely cover the sweet potatoes, it is fine because the sweet potatoes will release moisture and absorb the seasoning well.
Adjust the amount of sugar to suit your preferred level of sweetness.

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