Main ingredients 🥩
PotatoesSoy sauceSugar
Seungwoo Dad's Gamja-jorim
Add plenty of water and simmer perfectly to bring out the fluffy texture — super simple gamja-jorim
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to make the classic fluffy-textured gamja-jorim
- ⭐ Those looking for a simple side dish recipe where all ingredients go in at once
Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings
- 2-3 potatoes
- Soy sauce to taste
- Sugar to taste
- Plenty of water
Recipe 🍳
- Cut the potatoes into small, bite-sized pieces.
- Place the prepared potatoes in a pot and add enough water to fully submerge them.
- Add all the braising sauce ingredients at once, then close the lid tightly.
- Turn the heat to high and boil vigorously for about 12 minutes until the liquid is reduced by half.
- Open the lid, flip the potatoes once to ensure even color, then cover and simmer again.
- When the liquid is almost gone, simmer until the potatoes are fluffy and break apart easily when poked with chopsticks, and a starchy coating forms.
- Cut potatoes into bite-sized pieces, place in pot with water and sauce.
- Cover and boil on high heat until liquid reduces.
- Flip potatoes and continue simmering until completely tender and fluffy.
Cooking tips 💡
- If the sauce reduces too quickly due to high heat, don't panic—just add a little more water and continue boiling.
- The dish is done when the potatoes are fully cooked and easily mash when pressed with tongs or chopsticks.