CGY: Koryo potatoes?

[jeffwhit]

Does anyone know how to approximate the potatoes at Koryo? That place is a godsend when your only option is fast food and I want to make the potatoes at home.

[cfuentes]

I just want to say that I love their potatoes as well!!!!

[weez1959]

I have a really good clone for those taters, double the recipe if you have more thn 2 people eating.
I use a gram scale when cooking, it helps to get thing exactly the same every time...

Koryo Potatoes (GAMJA JORIM)
Peel and cube 1 pound of potatoes (2 cups) and boil for 5 minutes, drain and set aside.
Heat up oil for deep frying and fry potatoes until deep golden before serving. Remove from oil and toss with sauce mix.
Sauce Mix
3 gr. finely minced garlic (1 tsp.)
3 gr. carrots, sliced into very thin juliennes (almost hair thin) about 2" long (2 tbs.)
Put carrots and garlic in a large bowl and microwave for 45 seconds.
add to the bowl:
50 gr. Mayonnaise (1/4 cup)
20 gr. Honey (4 tsp.)
10 gr. soy sauce (2 tsp.)
5 gr. Mirin (1 tsp.)
Mix together in a small bowl and set aside.
Add the deep fried potatoes,
Sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional)
Serves 2 and you don't want to know the calories!! :o)

[brai11]

hi thanks for the recipe

[rommil]

Actually, I don't think there's much if any minced garlic in it. Also, I think they add some shredded carrot. Just my opinion. I think it's mostly sugar and mayo from what I've tried.

[John Manzo]

So why do they call them garlic potatoes?

[Iamclarkman]

LOL @ John... I'm pretty sure the 'garlic potatoes' contain garlic.. not to mention my wife call's me out anytime I eat them because my breath smells so bad... But maybe the combination of sugar and mayo with potatos does that? I think not. Thats the only downside to Koryo is that I'm tasting it the rest of the day. I think John's recipe looks pretty dead on.. I always thought there might me some corn starch just because of the color/texture before they toss the potatoes.

[John Manzo]

That is an excellent suggestion Sharonanne- I was mostly trying to figure out the dressing, but yeah, the potatoes aren't just deep fried, they're more.... moist.

[sharonanne]

That looks good but I think they actually parboil then deepfry the potatoes not that that's vastly different than what you said. I've watched because I also find them addictive

[jeffwhit]

John, I left you a message on SSP that expresses my appreciation of your food expertise. Thanks so much!

[nonlinear]

hey jeff, what is SSP?

[John Manzo]

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/index...

[nonlinear]

aw, cool! i am interested in commie blocks and have done occasional reading at skyscrapercity, but didn't know about this other forum! thanks!

[John Manzo]

Cube and fry or oven fry a big batch o' potatoes. skins on. Use russets.

Dressing is a combo of mayo, rice vinegar, soy, minced garlic, and sugar (I used maple syrup when I experimented with this). You'll have to just drip a bit of the ingredients into the mayo until you get the right flavour, but this worked for me, more or less. I stopped at Koryo north hill yesterday and, yeah, completely addictiive!