Korean Braised Potatoes - CJ Eats Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Why do Koreans eat boiled potatoes? ›

In times of grain shortages, steamed or boiled potatoes were a substitute for rice, and in the mountainous province of Gangwon, where growing rice is difficult, potatoes were grown and eaten in large quantities.

I love serving Korean Braised Potatoes (Gamja Jorim) with other Korean side dishes (banchan) along with various meats, vegetables, and freshly steamed rice!

Here's the golden rule of potato boiling: Instead of dropping them into a pot of already boiling water, cover the potatoes in cold water, then bring to a boil. Not only will this save you from splash burns, but it'll help the potatoes cook evenly, preventing the outside from cooking faster than the inside.

By fermenting potatoes, it makes them easier to digest, since fermenting is essentially like predigesting food. Depending on the method, or at which stage you ferment the potatoes, you can also add extra probiotics to your diet. A firm favourite is mashed potatoes, so why muck with them? Because they taste delicious!

Jorim (Korean: 조림) is a category of dishes in Korean cuisine, made by simmering vegetables, meat, fish, seafood, or tofu in seasoned broth until the liquid is absorbed into the ingredients and reduced down.

Rice and banchan are typically served with a soup or stew alongside. Seoyoung notes that the main thing to be aware of is where you place your soup bowl in relation to your rice bowl. Etiquette dictates that the rice bowl should always be to the left of the soup/stew bowl.

Kimchi (김치)

Kimchi (김치): vegetables (usually cabbage, Korean radish, or cucumber) commonly fermented in a brine of ginger, garlic, green onion and chilli pepper. There are endless varieties, and it is served as a side dish or cooked into soups and rice dishes.

Specifically, boiling potatoes creates slowly digestible and resistant starches, per research in LWT in 2020. This ultimately delays digestion and carbohydrate absorption. Consequently, when your meals include potatoes, you may feel full and satisfied longer, according to 2018 research in Nutrients.

Potatoes are a decent source of fiber, which can help you feel full longer. Fiber also can help prevent heart disease by keeping your cholesterol and blood sugar levels in check. Potatoes are also rich in antioxidants that prevent diseases and vitamins that help your body function properly.

An average South Korean person consumed around 33.4 grams of potatoes and starches per day in 2021. That year, the average daily per capita food consumption in South Korea amounted to about 1.46 kilograms.

How do Koreans eat potatoes? ›

Another veggie-friendly side dish consists of potatoes, which have been cooked in a soy sauce-based brine (gamja jorim 감자조림). Once, I've even seen potatoes served raw in a noble Korean restaurant – very finely sliced and bedded on a sweet-and-sour sauce.