Quick & Easy Inkigayo Sandwich
Inkigayo Sandwich. Fluffy bread stuffed with layers of potato egg salad, creamy crab and cabbage, and strawberry jam. A unique and flavourful sandwich popular among K-pop stars with an interesting story behind it. A tasty meal or snack idea.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 4 tbsp strawberry jam (or apricot/peach jam)
- 8 slices milk bread (or regular white bread)
- 2 small yukon gold potatoes (peeled and quartered (or yellow russet potatoes))
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 2 tbsp Japanese mayo (or regular mayo)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1.5 cups green cabbage (coarsely shredded)
- 4 sticks imitation crab meat (sliced into thinner pieces)
- 3 tbsp Japanese mayo (or regular mayo)
Instructions
- 1
In a medium pot filled with enough water, bring to a boil on medium-high heat. Add chopped potatoes and eggs into the same pot to make it easier. Boil the potatoes for 10-15 minutes until fork tender. Hard boil the eggs for 9 minutes, then remove and transfer them into an ice bath. Once the eggs cool down, crack and peel them. Strain the potatoes in a colander.
- 2
To make the Potato Egg Mixture: In a large bowl, mash cooked potatoes, boiled eggs, salt and Japanese mayo together until well combined. Set aside.
- 3
To make the Crab Cabbage Mixture: In a large bowl, combine shredded cabbage, chopped imitation crab with Japanese mayo until well combined. Set aside.
- 4
Assemble Sandwich
- 5
For one sandwich: use 4 pieces of bread. Place a slice of bread on a clean working surface. Then spread a layer of the potato egg mixture on top of it.
- 6
Cover the potato egg layer with a slice of bread. Spread jam on top of that slice.
- 7
Place another piece of bread on top of the jam, spread the crab cabbage mixture on top and cover with another piece of bread.
- 8
Place a heavy plate on top of the sandwich to press it down or tightly wrap it in plastic wrap for 5 minutes.
- 9
Remove the plate or plastic wrap, slice off crusts on all four sides with a sharp serrated knife. Slice diagonally. Repeat the above steps for the remaining sandwich.