Gamja Jeon

About the dish

A chewy pancake from Gangwon potatoes. In Gangwon, where potatoes are plentiful, people grate them and fry them straight into chewy pancakes. With no other ingredients, they are nutty and clean — the country dish that best captures the true taste of potato.

Key ingredient

Potato (gamja) — its dietary fiber feeds beneficial gut microbes and stimulates intestinal movement to ease constipation; its vitamin C brightens the skin. In season July; mainly from Gangwon.

Ingredients

Potato 300g (2), green chili 15g (1), red chili 15g (1), salt 3g (1 tsp), cooking oil 24g (2 tbsp)

Simple recipe

1. Peel and grate the potato, squeeze out the liquid but keep it.
2. Slice the green and red chilies into rounds.
3. Pour off the clear water and mix the settled starch back into the pulp; season with salt.
4. Oil a pan and fry the pancakes, decorating with the green and red chili.

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