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Japanese Yoshoku-Style Potato Salad

Name: Japanese Yoshoku-Style Potato Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: potato; Carrot; Onion; Cucumber; ham slices; Egg; Salt; sugar; crushed black pepper; mayonnaise; yogurt; Dijon mustard; chili powder; olive oil

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11 Steps Total

Active Cooking

00:01:14

Add cold water and salt to a pot, put in the whole potato and carrot chunks, turn on the heat and simmer until soft. Take the carrot out after about 15 minutes, and boil the potato for a total of about 40 minutes until a skewer easily passes through the center.

local_fire_departmentMedium-low heat, about 40 minutes

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Watch out

Whether whole or cut, potatoes must start in cold water to cook through evenly, otherwise the outside will overcook while the inside remains raw.

Ingredients:potato (1 piece)Carrot (30 g)Salt

Tools:saucepan

Preparation

00:01:28

Cut 1/4 onion into thin slices, and cut 1/2 cucumber into thin slices.

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Cutting boards for meat and vegetables must be separated, otherwise bacteria from raw meat will contaminate the vegetables.

Ingredients:Onion (0.25 piece)Cucumber (0.5 piece)

Tools:knifecutting board

Waiting Time

00:01:38

Put the sliced onion and cucumber into a bowl, add 1/4 tsp of salt, mix well, and let sit for about 10 minutes to dehydrate.

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Watch out

Salt must be mixed evenly, otherwise some parts will not dehydrate completely and the salad will become watery.

Ingredients:OnionCucumberSalt (0.25 tsp)

Tools:bowl

Preparation

00:01:46

Cut 2 slices of ham into small pieces.

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Cut the ham into uniform sizes, otherwise the texture will be inconsistent.

Ingredients:ham slices (2 slice)

Tools:knifecutting board

Preparation

00:02:51

Put 1 boiled egg in water and peel off the shell until the surface is smooth.

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Be gentle when peeling the shell to avoid crushing the egg white.

Ingredients:Egg (1 piece)

Tools:bowl

Active Cooking

00:02:55

Firmly squeeze out the excess water from the dehydrated cucumber and onion by hand until the vegetables soften and water is completely removed.

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Water must be thoroughly squeezed out, otherwise the salad will become watery and lose its texture.

Ingredients:OnionCucumber

Tools:bowl

Active Cooking

00:03:20

warningStay safe

Freshly boiled potatoes are extremely hot. You must use a damp gauze to insulate your hands when peeling to avoid burns.

Wrap the boiled potato in a damp gauze to peel off the skin, place it in a bowl while hot, and mash it into a smooth puree using a potato masher.

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Watch out

Potatoes are easier to peel and mash while hot

they become lumpy once cooled

Ingredients:potato (1 piece)

Tools:potato mashergauzebowl

Active Cooking

00:03:34

Put 1 peeled egg into the bowl with mashed potatoes, mash them together, and mix well.

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Watch out

The egg must be fully incorporated into the mashed potatoes, otherwise the texture will be uneven.

Ingredients:potatoEgg (1 piece)

Tools:potato masherbowl

Preparation

00:03:40

Cut the boiled carrot into thin small slices.

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Cut the carrots into thin slices, otherwise they will feel too hard in the salad.

Ingredients:Carrot

Tools:knifecutting board

Active Cooking

00:03:44

Add the sliced carrots, dehydrated cucumber and onion, and ham cubes into the bowl with potatoes and eggs. Then add 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar, some black pepper, 1 tbsp mayonnaise, 50g yogurt, and 1 tsp Dijon mustard, and mix thoroughly until the dressing coats all ingredients.

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Watch out

Seasonings must be mixed thoroughly, otherwise some parts will be overly seasoned while others lack flavor.

Ingredients:potatoEggCarrotCucumberOnionham slicesSalt (0.25 tsp)sugar (0.5 tsp)crushed black pepper (1 tsp)mayonnaise (1 tbsp)yogurt (50 g)Dijon mustard (1 tsp)

Tools:spatulabowl

Active Cooking

00:04:05

Place the mixed potato salad onto a black plate, shape it, sprinkle the surface with black pepper and chili powder, and finally drizzle with a little olive oil to finish.

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Watch out

Be gentle when plating to keep the salad shape rounded and neat.

Ingredients:potatocrushed black pepperchili powderolive oil

Tools:plate