Potato and vegetable bokkeum is one of the most common side dishes in Korean lunch boxes. There are several different types depending on how you make it, or what ingredients you use. Today, I will show you my version of fried potato and vegetables bokkeum. I love potatoes, and this is how I like my potatoes as a side dish. Frying just potatoes by themselves tastes great, but if you add other vegetables and especially hot peppers and garlic, it boasts the flavor in the dish. I am happy to share this delicious food with you.
Yield: 2 Servings
Short Korean Lesson
- YaChae (야채) = Vegetable
- ChaeSo (채소) = Vegetable
Video Instructions
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Main Ingredients
- 2 Cups Potatoes
- ½ Cup Onion
- ¼ Cup Carrot
- ⅛ Cup Green Hot Pepper
- 1½ Tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 tsp Minced Garlic
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Sesame Seeds
Directions
Julienne 2 medium potatoes thinly, you will get about 2 cups. Koreans usually use white potatoes, but I used what I had; they were yellow potatoes. So, I think you can use whatever potato you like. 🙂
Soak the potatoes in 2 cups of cold water for about 10 minutes to remove some of the starch. This helps improve the flavor and texture for the dish.
Remove the seeds from the hot pepper.
Julienne ½ cup worth of an onion, ¼ cup worth of a carrot, and ⅛ cup worth of a hot pepper thinly.
After 10 minutes, rinse the potato twice, and drain the water.
Pour 1½ Tbsp of cooking oil in a heated nonstick pan. Add the potato and fry for about 5 minutes on medium, or until the potatoes are half-cooked. Then add the carrot and onion to the pan.
Also add ½ tsp of salt. Cook it for another 5 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are done cooking.
Add the chopped hot pepper and 1 tsp of minced garlic. Fry for 3 minutes on medium-high. By adding the garlic and hot pepper last, you will get more flavor from them.
Turn off the heat and sprinkle ½ tsp of sesame seeds on top.
I ate this side dish for lunch today, and shared some with my son. He loved it. 🙂 Oops, we ate it all except for about 1 Tbsp. So poor Daddy could only sample it when he got home from work; my husband really liked it. I should make more for him someday soon. Enjoy!
Looks really delicious.I will be trying this soon,maybe I will have it for lunch today 😀
I love potatoes and this is a must try recipe! Thanks for sharing, dear Aeri 🙂
I was excite to try this because I had the ingredients readily available. But the result was a bit bland, I’m sorry to say. I mean it’s ok, but there weren’t much flavor. Maybe I did something wrong? And are the potatoes supposed to be not crunchy?
But thank you for the recipe. My parents still ate it. 🙂
hi Ina,
When I feel like.. it’s not enough flavor for this, I usually add more garlic, salt and hot pepper.. 🙂 Try that way someday. The potato will not be crunchy after it’s fried..
Oh ok thanks! I’m making it again and hopefully it’ll taste better 😀
When i first made it it was really spicy but I guess it’s supposed to be like that. I guess I’ll eventually tolerate spicy food.
Thanks again for the recipe
Hello !
Thank you for all your receipes !
This one looks really good.
I would like to know if I can keep it in the fridge and bring it in my lunchbox ?
Thanks in advance !
hi Karen.
it taste best when it’s fresh and warm..but yes you can keep it in the refrigerator and put it in your lunch box too.. it will still delicious.
Looks good, Aeri. The cooking lady at my hagwon made a lovely potato side dish yesterday. It was a little bit different than this recipe but I love anything with potatoes! I will try making this one day. xxxx 😀
hi Suzanne Sutherland,
How’s your life in Korea? I hope everything is great over there. Thanks always for trying my recipes. love ya~~~ stay healthy and happy in Korea..
Sorry for such a late reply, Aeri. I hope you and your family are well. It’s been a very cold winter in Korea so it’s been a bit 힘들었어요. ㅋㅋㅋ And I haven’t been cooking a lot but now I want to cook as much healthy Korean food as I can. 🙂
Aeri!!
I was the one that made the Korean night meal for my family and asked about the curry in one of the chicken recipes. I just wanted to let you know that I made this for me and luvd it too!! OMG!! Luv this page and your youtube channel. Keep up the good work! Hope someday you can have your own recepie book and that I can get it here in Puerto Rico!! 😆 well Im going right now to the kitchen to make some 감자 야채 볶음 for me again.
OOhh btw I made a little change since I don’t like too spicy things I used sweet pepper insted of the hot pepper. Still yum yum!!! THANKS AGAIN!!
hi Arly Jenelle ,
Thanks for telling me your story.. hehe love it.. thanks please keep try my recipes.. 🙂
I made this for lunch yesterday. Love the flavour and crunchy texture of the potato! Thanks Aeri for another delicious recipe. 🙂
hi Mildred Yeo,
hehe always happy to hear that you like the recipe. 🙂 Thanks