Japanese Style Potato Salad - Japanese Cooking 101
Ingredients
- Potato4–5
- Salt½ tsp
- Rice wine vinegar1 tsp
- Cucumber2
- Carrot1
- Egg2
- Ham2–3 slices
- Japanese mayonnaise4–5 tbsp
- Pepper
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces.
- Boil the potatoes in water until tender, about 10-15 minutes. Drain them into a large bowl.
- Add 1/2 tsp salt and the rice vinegar to the hot potatoes and mash them lightly, leaving some chunks. Let them cool.
- Thinly slice the cucumbers into rounds and cut the carrot into thin strips about 2 inches long.
- Sprinkle the cucumber and carrot with a little salt in a separate bowl and let sit for 2-3 minutes, then squeeze out the water.
- Cut the boiled eggs into small pieces and the ham into thin strips about 2 inches long.
- Add the vegetables, eggs and ham to the potatoes, then add the mayonnaise and mix well.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Summarized from Japanese Cooking 101's video. Watch it for the details.
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