I am a potato lover, and this Korean potato salad is one of my favorite potato dishes. The fluffy steamed potatoes with apples, sweet corn, hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, and a secret ingredient makes very tasty potato salad. Try this someday.
Yield: 1 Quart
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Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 3 Russet Potatoes (1 lb)
- 1 Cup Apple
- ½ Cup Canned Sweet Corn
- 2 Eggs
Seasoning Ingredients
- ½ Cup Mayonnaise
- 1-2 Tbsp Korean Drinking Yogurt or Lemon/Lime Soda
- ½ Tbsp Sugar
- ¼ Generous tsp Salt
Directions
Obtain 1 lb of russet potatoes or any other type of potato that you like. Peel the skin and remove the bad parts.
Fill about ⅓ of a large pot with water and put a metal steamer in it. Place 3 peeled potatoes on the steamer. Personally, I think that steamed potatoes make the best potato salad. However, you can also boil the potatoes in water.
Once the water starts to boil, steam the potatoes for about 30 minutes on high. Make sure it is covered.
Boil 2 eggs. You can check my tips for boiling eggs from my other recipes.
About 30 minutes later, poke a potato with a fork to see if it is done cooking. If the fork goes through smoothly, it is done.
When the potatoes are still hot, chop the potatoes into chunks. It does not have to be fine pieces in this step.
Quickly mix the potatoes with ½ Tbsp of sugar and ¼ generous tsp of salt in a mixing bowl when the potatoes are still hot or warm. This step helps flavor the potatoes.
Mash the potatoes with a folk. I like my potato salad chunky, so I do not mash them much. If you like a smoother salad, you can mash them more.
Cut 1 cup worth of sweet apples into the size of the corn kernels. For better color, I picked an apple with red skin and did not peel it. Fuji or Red Delicious apples can be a good choice.
Peel the hard boiled eggs and separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. Cut the egg whites into the same sized pieces as the apple. Save the egg yolks for garnishing later.
Obtain ½ cup worth of canned sweet corn.
Add the apple, egg whites, sweet corn, and ½ cup of mayonnaise into the mashed potatoes. Mix everything well.
Taste it and adjust the sweetness or saltiness to your tastes. My secret ingredient is about 1-2 Tbsp of Korean drinking yogurt. Alternatively, you can use sweetened condensed milk or a lemon flavored soft drink such as 7UP or Sierra Mist.
Put some of the potato salad in a serving bowl or plate and garnish the top with some of the egg yolk. To do so, rub (grate) the hard-boiled egg yolk you saved earlier gently with a strainer.
This potato salad can be great as an appetizer, lunch box side, Western meal side, or as a snack for kids. You can keep the leftovers in the refrigerator. Serve it cool. Enjoy!
thanks for sharing, looks delicious!
hi Nilu Seneviratne,
Thank for your comment. 🙂
Made this today. this recipe turned out awesome. best potato salad i ever made…
hi Kimcheekid,
Wow, I’m so happy to hear that. Thanks a lot. 🙂
I will try this. looks so delicious 🙂 thanks for the tutorial 🙂
hi moreen,
Yes, please try it..and if you do, let me know how you liked it or not. hehe thanks 🙂
I think the grated yolk as a topping is genius, really pretty! Ive never heard of it, is it a korean basic or its your trick ?
hi Sunny,
Yes, it is common in Korea.. ^^ Thanks.
love, love your website!! thanks for all your fantastic,step-by-step videos!!
hi grace park,
love, love your comment. 😉 hehe thanks. Hope to see you more often here.
Hi Aeri,
I made your delicious potato salad twice now! My family devours them 🙂 I also followed your recipe for mandu, mushroom side dish, and shrimp and broccoli. Tomorrow I am going to try your quinoa jun. I have high hopes!! Thank you again for your wonderful, easy to follow instructions. I am a 1.5 generation Korean American who have been searching high and low for good Korean food recipes in English. Your step by step visuals are very helpful. Thank you!!
hi Grace Park,
Your comment made me so happy. Love to hear that you tried my recipes and liked them. 😉 Thank you very much.
Is this supposed to be served room temp or cold? Tasty recipe by the way!
hi liah,
It is both good.. room temp or cold.. so it’s depends on your taste. ^^ Thanks
Good tip i will try
hi M,
Yep. Thanks.. please try it someday. 🙂
I tried this. It was so nice that my children finished up in no time! Didn’t even have chance to take a photo.
Thank you for your wonderful recipes!
hi Ws lee,
You are welcome. Thanks ^^
hi Ws lee,
Hhaha.. you did a great job then. ^^ thanks
Hi Aeri,
I made this salad for breakfast this morning. It’s absolutely delicious! Love the crunchiness of the apple and corn in every bite! Thank you for the recipe, it’s a keeper! 🙂
hi Mildred Yeo,
That’s lovely. Thanks for trying my recipe. I’m so happy you liked it. hehe
I made this salad again for lunch. But I ran out of potato and eggs…so I boiled some shrimps, peeled the shells and added them to the salad. It’s just as delicious! A no-starch/no-carbo lunch for me! 🙂
hi Mildred Yeo,
Oh.. shrimp.. that’s a good idea. I like shrimp. 🙂 Thank you. I’m happy you enjoyed your salad.
Hello Ari
I have some left over potatoes and would love to try this recipe.
Can you please tell me what brand of mayonnaise you use? I have 2 types in my fridge, Kraft mayonnaise which is sweet and sour and the Hellman mayonnaise which doesn’t really have much of a flavour.
Also, is Korean drinking yoghurt the same as Yakut?
Thank you
Or is there a Korean brand of mayonnaise that I should use?
hi Christina,
About your question, I used Kraft mayonnaise when I made this recipe. So you can try it. I googled what is Yakut..and it came out as “a member of an indigenous people living in scattered settlements in northern Siberia” oops..I know that’s not what you meant though.. thanks for your comment. 🙂
Haha, I am so sorry Aeri about the typo with your name as well as Yakut. I meant Yakult which is a type of sweet drink in a small bottle. I’ve seen similar looking drinks sold in Korean grocery stores which is why I asked if that is the Korean drinking yoghurt that you referred to in your recipe?
hi Christina,
Haha, don’t say sorry. I almost guessed what you meant but I wasn’t 100 % sure. Actually, recently I saw what you said in a grocery store in America. It looked exactly same with the Korean one. I didn’t try the American ones yet, but I will definitely try it soon. If you saw it in a Korean grocery store, yes it’s the same thing. 🙂 thanks