The video is a cooking tutorial by Paik Jong Won where he teaches how to make a traditional Korean dish called Gamjajeon, or potato pancake. The ingredients needed are potatoes, salt, water, and optional peppers and soy sauce. Paik Jong Won explains that the key to making a good Gamjajeon is to use the right ratio of potato to starch, and to not throw away the starch that is extracted from the potatoes. He also provides tips on how to grind the potatoes, strain the mixture, and cook the pancake. Additionally, he shows how to make a dipping sauce using soy sauce, vinegar, and Cheongyang pepper. The video ends with Paik Jong Won enjoying the finished dish and encouraging viewers to try making it themselves.
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1. The recipe is for gamjajeon, a Korean potato pancake.
2. The ingredients needed are potatoes, salt, and water.
3. Peppers and bell peppers can be used to make a sauce or as a garnish.
4. Soy sauce and vinegar are used for dipping.
5. To make gamjajeon, potatoes need to be cleaned, peeled, and grated.
6. A mixer or food processor can be used to grind the potatoes instead of a grater.
7. Two cups of water are needed to grind three potatoes.
8. The ground potatoes need to be strained through a fine strainer.
9. The starch from the potatoes should not be thrown away, but rather mixed with the potatoes to make them chewy.
10. The ratio of soy sauce to vinegar for the sauce should be 3:1 or 4:1.
11. One tablespoon of vinegar and three to four tablespoons of dark soy sauce are used to make the sauce.
12. A Cheongyang pepper is added to the sauce for a spicy kick.
13. The gamjajeon should be cooked in a pan with a decent amount of oil, about 4 tablespoons.
14. The gamjajeon should be cooked until golden on both sides.
15. The dish is typically served with the sauce on the side.