Here’s a simple recipe: start by boiling small potatoes in cold water for about 15 minutes until they’re just tender. Once cooked, gently flatten them and fry in hot oil until golden on both sides, then add garlic and peppers to sauté. Finish with your prepared seasoning mix, a pinch of salt, and a touch […]
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Potatoes | 500g |
| Garlic | 5 as needed |
| Light soy sauce | 2 as needed |
| Salt | 1 as needed |
| Oyster sauce | 1/2 |
| Dark soy sauce | 1/2 |
| Sugar | 1 as needed |
| Cornstarch | 1 as needed |
| Chinese thirteen-spice powder | 1 as needed |
| Chili peppers | 4 as needed |
| Fresh perilla (shiso) leaves | 1 as needed |

Peel and cut the potatoes into bite-sized chunks. Mince the garlic, slice the chili peppers, and roughly chop the perilla leaves.

In a small bowl, mix the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, cornstarch, thirteen-spice powder, and 3 tablespoons of water. Stir until smooth and set aside.

Heat a generous amount of oil in a wok or non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add the potato chunks and pan-fry until golden brown and crispy on all sides, about 5–6 minutes.

Add the minced garlic and sliced chili peppers. Stir-fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant.

Pour the prepared sauce over the potatoes. Stir quickly to coat everything evenly. The sauce will thicken as it cooks.

Add the chopped perilla leaves and toss until they just wilt, about 15–20 seconds.

Transfer to a plate and serve immediately with steamed rice. Be careful of oil splatter when adding potatoes to the pan.
Here’s a simple recipe: start by boiling small potatoes in cold water for about 15 minutes until they’re just tender. Once cooked, gently flatten them and fry in hot oil until golden on both sides, then add garlic and peppers to sauté. Finish with your prepared seasoning mix, a pinch of salt, and a touch […]
Peel and cut the potatoes into bite-sized chunks. Mince the garlic, slice the chili peppers, and roughly chop the perilla leaves.
In a small bowl, mix the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, cornstarch, thirteen-spice powder, and 3 tablespoons of water. Stir until smooth and set aside.
Heat a generous amount of oil in a wok or non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add the potato chunks and pan-fry until golden brown and crispy on all sides, about 5–6 minutes.
Add the minced garlic and sliced chili peppers. Stir-fry for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
Pour the prepared sauce over the potatoes. Stir quickly to coat everything evenly. The sauce will thicken as it cooks.
Add the chopped perilla leaves and toss until they just wilt, about 15–20 seconds.
Transfer to a plate and serve immediately with steamed rice. Be careful of oil splatter when adding potatoes to the pan.