Heyo guys~
I'm MeCook...
ugh...
I'm MeCook Kevin.
It's nice to meet you.
oh my g...
OK, so the star of my first video is none other than the potato.
I'm a really big fan of gamja jorim (potatoes braised in soy sauce),
but I'm gonna try something a little different today.
So don't freak out ~
After giving the potatoes a good rinse,
add a little bit of salt to a pot of cold water
and then toss in the potatoes.
Turn up the heat all the way up and boil the potatoes for about 15 minutes.
The potatoes are done when you can stick a fork (or in this case, a chopstick) through them.
Avoid overcooking these guys ~
Drain the water and let the potatoes cool off.
Pour a good amount of oil on a pan.
As you can see, the skins on the potatoes have started to peel open,
but it's all good.
Using the potatoes, give the pan a little oil massage.
And with a potato masher (or anything flat and sturdy), very gently press on the potato,
finesse it a bit,
press and finesse,
and after continuing to do this,
give these guys another good helping of oil.
Let's bake the potatoes for about 45 minutes at 200 degrees celcius.
Hey potatoes ~
come out nicely ~
While the the potatoes are baking, let's make the jorim sauce,
which includes: 5 tablespoons of soy sauce
4 tablespoons of maple syrup (or just white or brown sugar)
2 tablespoons of starch syrup
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
and 1 slic...
1 sliced hot pepper.
Throw them all in a pot
and stir over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
Let's pull out the crispy potatoes.
As you can see, the sauce is now a bit sticky.
It should have the consistency of balsamic glaze.
And just a little bit of sesame oil at the end.
We're going to drizzle the joreem sauce on the potatoes.
Time for plating.
Finish it off with a little bit of sliced scallions
and a few pinches of sesame seeds.
Finally, all fin...
fin...
finn...
finnnn...
finished ~
Should we give it a try?
Wow.
It's really crispy.
The outside is nice and crunchy
and the inside is nice and soft.
The jorim sauce is both sweet and salty.
Truly an awesome combo.
This would make a great side dish
but would also pair well with drinks.
Ah! That gives me an idea.
Beer...
beer...
a beer with this will hit the spot.
That's it for today!
I'll see you in the next one ~
Bye ~
