Gamja Jorim (Potato Side Dish)

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The full recipe is at: http://blog.maangchi.com/2008/04/pota...
Here are 2 kind of side dishes ("gamja jorim" and "gamja chae bokkeum") using potatoes. Many Koreans prepare these for their children as part of their school lunch menus.

Servings:   4
Ingredients: 
2-3 medium sized potatoes
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
soy sauce
1 tbs corn syrup
1 tbs sugar
1/2 cup water
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Instructions: 

1. Peel the potatoes, wash, and cut them into 1 inch dice. Make 2 cups.
2. Rinse the potato using colander in running water to remove starch.
3. Cut half onion into bite sized pieces.
4. Heat the pan and add 1-2 tbs olive oil and pour the potato into the pan.
5. Add 2 cloves of minced garlic and sauté it until the potato look a little translucent, then add the onion
and keep stirring it.
6. Add half cup of water into the pan, 2 tbs – 2½ tbs soy sauce (depends on your taste), 1 tbs of sugar,
1 tbs of corn syrup and mix it and simmer it over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the liquid is
evaporated.
*tip: Keep checking and stirring not to burn it and to cook evenly, if it needs more water, add some.
7. When the potato is cooked, turn off the stove and add 1 tbs of sesame oil and sprinkle a pinch of
sesame seeds.