Friday March 19 , 2010
Ban Chan
Created by Phelan,
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Description This is a cold Korean mashed potato salad. Perfect for bringing some variety to your diet and to experiment with other interesting flavors.
Ingredients
At a glance
Cuisine
Difficulty
  • 5 large russet potatoes ( or 8 to 10 medium reds)
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 Fiji apples (or sub semi sweet American apple)
  • 1 nashi pear
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 or 4 green or spring onion
  • 2 large carrots
  • toasted sesame seed
  • 2 sweet pickles
Methods/steps
Hard boil eggs Wash and peel potatoes, rinsing them under cold water.Cut into about 1 inch cubes. Do the same with the carrots. Boil them together in a large pot of salt water until tender, not mushy, about 15 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool. Remove around 10 cubes of potatoes and set them aside. Pace the reaming potato cubes into a large bowl. Peel and dice 4 of the boiled eggs, add to the bowl. Peel the apple and the nashi pear. cut into about 1 inch by 1/2 inch pieces and add them to the bowl. Toss well In a medium sized bowl, mash the remaining eggs and potato cubes together. Add the mayonnaise. Finely chop 2 green onions and 2 sweet pickles, adding them to the mashed potatoes. Add the sugar and pepper, mixing well. Dressing should be stiff. Add both bowls together, mixing everything well. If the dressing seems too stiff, add a bit more mayonnaise. Garnish with ch
  1. Hard boil eggs.
  2. Wash and peel potatoes, rinsing them under cold water.Cut into about 1 inch cubes. Do the same with the carrots. Boil them together in a large pot of salt water until tender, not mushy, about 15 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.
  3. Remove around 10 cubes of potatoes and set them aside. Pace the reaming potato cubes into a large bowl.
  4. Peel and dice 4 of the boiled eggs, add to the bowl. Peel the apple and the nashi pear. cut into about 1 inch by 1/2 inch pieces and add them to the bowl. Toss well.
  5. In a medium sized bowl, mash the remaining eggs and potato cubes together. Add the mayonnaise.
  6. Finely chop 2 green onions and 2 sweet pickles, adding them to the mashed potatoes. Add the sugar and pepper, mixing well. Dressing should be stiff.
  7. Add both bowls together, mixing everything well.
  8. Garnish with chopped green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve cold.
opped green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve cold.
Additional Tips

If the dressing seems too stiff, add a bit more mayonnaise.

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