Gochujang Roasted Potatoes

I had a box of gochujang paste sitting in my fridge nearing expiration, when I decided to try making these roasted potatoes using it for my Christmas brunch. An experimental side dish became a superhit star of the Christmas brunch spread and I have been wanting to recreate it from memory, so that I can have the detailed recipe written down.

I finally got to making it last weekend when I had invited some friends over for Ramen as I wanted some side dishes and appetizers to serve alongside my Ramen. And not-to-my-surprise the bowl of these potatoes is what got polished off first! 100% crowd-pleaser you guys, and SO EASY to make – you just have to !!

this serves 6-8 people as a side but trust me even 3 people can easily finish it, lol!

You will need:

1 lb baby potatoes, I used organic yellow baby potatoes from whole foods (365 brand)

1 large onion

1/4 cup Gochujang paste (I used the one you get at trader joe’s)

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp crushed garlic

1.5 tsp chilli flakes, or more if you want it spicy – I used regular ones, but you can use specialty ones for added flavor and spice

1 tsp kosher salt or regular salt

1 tsp sugar – helps in caramelization.

Procedure:

In a bowl, mix together the oil, gochujang paste, crushed carlic, chilli flakes, salt and sugar with a whisk and set it aside

wash and dry the potatoes and cut them in halves or quarters, depending on the size of each babay potato – so that all pieces are roughly similar in size
Cut the onion into thick slices and separate them

when ready to mix everything, melt 2 tbsp of butter and add it to the marinade mixture – whish it in and then add the potatoes and onions, and mix with your hands till the marinade coats the potatoes+onions evenly. The butter prevent the mixture from getting too watery, holds everything together and helps the marinade stick to the potatoes. If making this vegan, you can use coconut oil or vegan butter

keep covered in the fridge for half an hour or so
about 45 minutes before serving, preheat the oven or airfryer to 375 F and cook for 30-35 minutes for the oven and about 20 minutes for airfryer. I made mine in the air fryer. Check for doneness
Finish with a broil on high for a couple minutes.