Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 medium potatoes, quartered (350g)
- 3 tbsp potato starch
- Shredded mozzarella cheese (about 100g)
- Oil for shallow frying (2-3 tbsp)
Sauce/Glaze
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp butter
Garnish
- 1 nori sheet, cut into squares
Instructions
- Boil and mash potatoes: Add the quartered potatoes to a pot of boiling water and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until they are fork tender. Drain the potatoes thoroughly and transfer them into a large bowl. Mash until smooth to form a dough-like consistency.
- Mix potato starch: Stir the potato starch into the mashed potatoes until fully incorporated. This will help bind the dough and give the mochi its chewy texture.
- Form mochi balls with cheese: Take a portion of the potato dough and shape it into a ball. Use your thumb to create a deep indent in the center, then fill this cavity with shredded mozzarella cheese. Carefully cover the cheese with more potato dough, sealing it completely.
- Shallow fry mochi: Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Place the potato mochi balls in the pan and shallow fry each side for about 3 minutes until they turn golden brown and crisp on the outside. Remove from the pan and allow them to cool slightly. Then, thread the mochi balls onto skewers if desired for serving.
- Prepare the sauce glaze: In a small saucepan, combine soy sauce, dark soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and butter. Simmer the mixture over low heat for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens into a glossy glaze.
- Glaze and garnish: Brush the thickened soy glaze generously over the fried potato mochi. Finally, top each mochi with a small square of nori. Serve immediately to enjoy the warm, melty center and crispy exterior.
Notes
- Using warm mashed potatoes helps to incorporate the potato starch more easily.
- For a vegetarian version, ensure the soy sauce and mirin are free from animal products.
- You can substitute mozzarella with any melting cheese of your choice.
- Be careful not to overfill the mochi balls to avoid cheese leakage during cooking.
- The sauce can be adjusted to your preferred sweetness or saltiness by tweaking sugar and soy sauce quantities.
- Serve immediately to enjoy the contrast between the crisp exterior and the gooey cheese interior.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Japanese
