Gamjajeon (Crispy Grated Potato Pancake)
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Ingredients
- 600 g large potatoes
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 2 spring onions, sliced
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 207 kcal
- Protein
- 3.6 g
- Carbohydrate
- 29.9 g
- of which sugars
- 3.5 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- of which saturates
- 0.5 g
- Fibre
- 4.1 g
- Salt
- 0.03 g
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Method
- 1
Grate the potatoes and onion, then squeeze out as much liquid as possible in a clean tea towel.
- 2
Mix with the cornflour and spring onions to make a thick batter.
- 3
Heat half the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and spread half the mixture thinly across the base.
- 4
Cook for 5-6 minutes until deep golden and crisp underneath, then flip and cook for 4-5 minutes more until cooked through.
- 5
Repeat with the remaining oil and mixture, then cut into wedges and serve hot.

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