Name: New Potatoes with Roasted Sesame Seeds (Haetgamja Jorim)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: ⅓ cup (85 ml) Sweet Soy Base Sauce; 2 tablespoons water; 1¼ lbs (600 g) small red or white new potatoes; 2 tablespoons canola, safflower or other neutral oil; 1 tablespoon Roasted Sesame Seeds; 1 to 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Korean Table

By Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels

Published 2015

About

With a surprising mix of sweet and salty flavors, this potato dish goes as well with a plain grilled steak as it does with any of the main dishes in this book.

Ingredients

1¼ lbs (600 g) small red or white new potatoes
2 tablespoons

Method

Rinse the potatoes and trim away any dark spots. Fill a medium saucepan half way with water and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes and par boil for about 3 to 5 minutes. Insert the tip of a knife to test doneness. The potatoes should still be firm but easily pierced. Drain the potatoes in a sieve and let sit for 2 minutes to dry out.

Heat a large skillet or wok with the oil over medium h