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Potato JoRim

감자 조림, GamJa JoRim

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GamJa JoRim (감자 조림) is an easy and delicious non-spicy Korean side dish using potatoes. The flavor of soy sauce mixed with a little sweetness and the texture of potatoes gives you a great taste. Although you can make a small amount of this side dish for one meal, you can also make a lot and keep it in the refrigerator. It is a popular side dish for school lunch boxes in Korea. I hope you will like this. It has been while since I made a post. I was very happy to do this again. More recipes will be posted as I get back into the swing of things. hehe 🙂 Thank you very much for all the comments and kind words about my son’s birth. I’m sorry that I couldn’t reply to every single message, but I really enjoyed reading your messages. I almost feel normal again, and Bryson is doing very good. He makes me happy everyday, even though I feel tired. 😉

Yield: 2 Servings

Short Korean Lesson

  • MulYeout (물엿) = Corn Syrup
  • Ggul (꿀) = Honey

Video Instructions


Main Ingredients

  • 3 Medium Sized Potatoes (2 Cups)
  • ½ Cup Water
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 2½ Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Corn Syrup
  • 1-1½ Tbsp Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
  • ⅛ tsp Fine Sea Salt
  • ½ tsp Sesame Seeds

Directions

 

Cut 3 medium sized potatoes (2 cups) into ½-inch cubes.

 

In a heated pan, with 2 Tbsp of oil, add the chopped potatoes.

 

Fry the potatoes for 5 minutes on medium-high until they are about ⅓ cooked.

 

After 5 minutes, add ½ cup of water, 2½ Tbsp of soy sauce, 2 Tbsp of corn syrup, 1-1½ Tbsp of sugar, and 1 Tbsp of minced garlic.

 

Cook it for 5 more minutes on medium-high.

 

Taste it and if you need to, add up to ⅛ tsp of fine sea salt depending on your tastes.

 

Cook until the liquid is reduced to a paste, which should take about 5 minutes.

 

Reduce the temperature to medium and fry 5 to 7 more minutes until the potatoes are completely cooked. Then add ½ tsp of sesame seeds.

 

It is done. 🙂

 

This side dish tastes good whether it is warm or cool. Serve it with rice and other Korean side dishes. Enjoy! 🙂

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Comments

  2. Great to read your new post and that you and your son are doing well.
    I love potatoes. This dish looks very tasty.
    Ahh, another thing on the side, I have made tuna kimchi jjigae with your recipe and I really loved it. Thank you so much for that recipe. Especially the great tip of using can of tuna in oil made it taste so good.
    Even though my kimchi wasn’t super sour , the kimchi jjigae still tasted delicious.

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    • hi Meaghan,
      Thanks for your message.. He cried a lot that night. @.@ But we were still very happy to have his first Christmas together. Happy new year. 🙂

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  5. Hi,
    I am happy to see the korean dishes in English. Right now I am korea and want to try korean dishes, so was looking for the recipe.
    Just one request. Can you put the name of ingredients in English and korean both, so that it will be easy for me to buy from market. I will prepare the list and show the shop owner… ha ha haa… Thanks and please continue your nice work…

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    • hi Vijay Deshmukh,
      Nice to meet you. I will try to consider what you suggested. If you have any help for Korean or English names for Korean food ingredients..please let me know. I hope you have great time in Korea.

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  6. Your precious baby boy is absolutely adorable! Love your blog and I have a request. I’m a native Texan who loves all varieties of cuisine. There’s an amazing supermarket in my area called Super H Mart that’s primarily a Korean store. I want to learn to cook more Korean dishes and use the wonderful ingredients that are available to me. When you blog could you give some more descriptions and English translations for the Korean ingredients you cook with for those of us who want to learn to cook Korean but aren’t familiar with the ingredients? Thanks so much!!!

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    • hi Kearby,
      Oh.. you have H mart around you ??? I really envy you. I don’t have that kind of big Korean grocery store around here. Your request is very valuable. I will try to do that in the future.. thanks for your good suggestion. Enjoy Korean cooking !!!

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  7. Hi Aeri!

    It’s good to have you back! I had my little princess on the 10th. =) I can’t believe we’re moms!!

    I wish someone would make this dish for me. Maybe I’ll show my husband your video. You make it look so easy!

    Merry Christmas!!!

    Mimi

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    • hi MrsDarth,
      Oh~~~ CONGRATULATIONS, Mimi.
      I’m really happy for you. I was wondering about your delivery and waiting for the good news. So her birthday is December 10th ?? How do you feel now,,, It took about 8 weeks for me to be recovered from the pain. I hope you feel okay now.
      hehe.. yep your husband will make delicious food for you. ^^
      Stay warm and happy new year

      p.s Someday I want to see your daughter’s cute pictures.

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  8. am making this now and my house smells delicious! i’ve been looking for this recipe for awhile now and am SO happy that you posted it, and with pics which are such a help! thanks and warm wishes to you & your little bundle of joy! he is beyond adorable!!

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  10. so happy to see your baby and the vid. i made this and it turned out great. we love potatoes!! ooh, bryson looks like you^. i really want to kiss his chubby cheeks too. happy 2010 to all of you!!

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  13. OMG! Thank you so much for this recipe! I just got home from Korean and had this side dish, hoping to find a recipe online. Lo and behold, you’ve put one up! I can’t wait to make it! Thanks and congrats on the little bub!

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  15. Hi Aeri,

    just wanted to let you know that the potato dish was a total hit to my family 🙂 they keep asking for more! thank you sooo much for taking your time to teach neophytes like me 🙂

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  16. Wow! This is good! I’m literally eating it right now! My kids came running when they smelled it! 🙂 thanks for taking the time to post. Looking forward to trying more of your recipes!

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  19. Hi Aeri,
    Nice to meet you 🙂
    I love your website !
    These days, I have to make food for my dad & myself, my mom is in Korea to visit family.
    So, I found everywhere how to make side dishes. And I finally found you in youtube and tried 감자조림. It was really delicious and so easy !!!
    But I didn’t know what corn syrup was so I used maple syrup..
    Tomorrow, I’ll try 순두부찌개 hehe
    Thank you very much for sharing your recipies !! 감사합니다 !!
    (From Paris)

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    • hi Jiji,
      Nice to meet you. So your mother is a Korean? great !!! aha.. if you don’t have a corn syrup.. you can use sugar or honey.. I don’t know how the taste will be like maple syrup..but you liked it..right ?? so it must be work for it too..hehe I hope you will enjoy your 순두부 찌개 also.. thanks 😀

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  20. after you make it, and leave it out, would it shrink…like ramen? will it taste the same? get saltier or what?

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  21. i made this for the first time today. i didn’t have any corn syrup so i substituted with honey as you suggested in another comment. it is soooo good. can’t wait for my family to try it tonight with dinner!

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  22. HELLO !! I have made this dish for about , 4times ?? and it is ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS !!! i am 18 this year and still attending college so this is usually my lunch and i share it with my friends and they think its good 😀
    Thanks 😳

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  23. Hi Aeri,
    I just found your website and I have printed almost all your recipes. I can’t wait to try them! It’s kind of difficult to find real authentic Korean recipes in English, but yours look so great!
    Thank you SO MUCH. My Korean husband and my “half Korean” baby growing in my belly will love it too!

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    • hi Katia,
      Wow, nice to meet you. Are you living in Korea ?
      wow.. you have a baby in your belly… yes.. he or she will love your korean food. I hope you and your baby will be healthy.. hope to see you sometimes here. thanks

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      • Hi Aeri, I lived in Korea for a few years and met my husband there but we are now in California. I’ve already tried a lot of your recipes and we loved them all. Thank you so much!!

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  24. Hi Aeri,

    just wondering if i don’t have sesame seeds, can i use sesame oil instead? if so, how much do i put in?

    i hope i will make it as good as you do!

    thank you very much! 😀

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    • hi Cindy,
      I will say.. just skip the sesame seeds..and don’t put any sesame oil.. sesame seeds are more for garnishing..and it is just a little bit of extra flavor.. so you can skip it. but sesame oil can change the own flavor.. I prefer it without sesame oil flavor.. so ^^

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  25. Good morning Aeri,

    I was wondering if you had a recipe for making Korean potato salad? I tried it as side dish once before while I was traveling. I loved it so much. I prefer the flavor over the American potato salad.

    Thanks.

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  26. Hello, Aeri!
    I made this for lunch today, and it came out really delicous! ^^~
    I substituted the corn syrup with honey, and it was still yummy. Thank you always for helping us make korean food, fast and simple! God bless you and your family =]
    😀

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  27. Hi Aeri!

    I have been looking for a recipe like this for such a long time! I am so glad that I was able to find it on your website. I’ve been looking at your website for a very long time now and I have always been looking forward to know what new recipe you will be posting up. Thank you for sharing! I’m so jealous of your husband! He can eat all this yummy food everyday! 😉

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  29. Hi Aeri,

    Thank you so much for this recipe. I made this into Korean-Canadian version and used maple syrup instead of corn syrup… turned out fantastic! Thanks again!!

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    • hi Milla,
      I will say .. use sugar instead of corn syrup.. because sometimes.. honey can give too strong flavor to the dish..and some Korean food doesn’t match with honey.. if it’s dessert type food.. it’s better to use honey though..hehe

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  33. Hi Aeri, I accidentally found your site not too long ago. Since then, I really enjoy finding recipies that I only remember eating. Your recipies are easy to follow, and I have been able to make some dishes successfully. Thank you!! However, I have some problem finding the same recipe which I have seen on your site before. If they can be organized either Korean or English alphabetical order or a space where one can search for a dish, I think it will be very convenient.Regardless what I said, I am grateful to you having this site available, especially for the people who live abroad.(I assume you live in America, but I have no idea)
    Thank you again. Keem

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  36. hi aeri unnie.. 🙂
    i just made this for family’s dinner tonight ^^
    i asked my mom to try it, and she said it’s so yummy
    for sure i’ll make this more often now..
    and i think gamja jorim is good for diet also, since it’s only need little oil, and the taste won’t make me bored also
    thanks unnie for your recipe,i can make a lot of korean food because of you, unnie..
    thank you so much, and i love your blog.. ^^

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  37. I made this today and it was so delicious, my mom loved it too. Thanks Aeri, I can’t wait to try out more of your recipes! 😀

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  38. I just finished this recipe. I did the spicy fish cake recipe first. I’ll comment about it in its proper section. But, I wanted to let you know that the GamJa JoRim are super delicious and extremely easy to make. Perhaps, it’s the way you state each step plus the video guidance that made me memorize it and perform it easily. I thank you so much! I’m a Korean cuisine, kpop, and drama lover. 😀
    Please keep adding recipes. I’ll try them all! fighting!!!

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  43. Hello, Aeri!
    This was absolutely delicious. The only thing that I added was a TB spoon of vinegar.

    Thank you.

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    • hi Rick,
      You mean this side dish will match well with marinated chicken (kalbi flavor) ?? I think.. they will be similar flavor.. sweet and salty savory flavor.. I will like to have some fresh vegetables (like pickled radish.. kimchi.. ) with my kalbi.. ^^ it’s up to you though.

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  46. This came out fabulous! Thank you so much for the detailed step by step recipe. It will now be a family favorite.

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