Potato Cakes with Sweet Soy Syrup

This is a very popular dish in Hokkaido, at an izakaya or at home. It's sweet and delicious, try it!

Recipe By: Tobuchan (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/25)
Makes 3-4 Prep: 15 min Cook: 10 min

Ingredients

Potato (Maris Piper) 1 (200g)
Potato starch 1 tbsp
Butter (for the mixture) 1 tsp
Butter (for frying) 1 tsp
Syrup:
Soy sauce 2 tbsp
Mirin 2 tbsp
Sugar 4 tbsp
Water 4 tbsp
Potato starch + water 1 tbsp + 3 tbsp

Method

1
Peel the potato and slice to 5mm thick. Boil for 10 minutes until soft.
2
Drain well and return to the pan and allow excess water to evaporate.
3
Add the butter and potato starch whilst the potato is still hot and mash until smooth.
4
Make the syrup: put the soy sauce,mirin, sugar and water in a small pan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Allow to cool before adding the potato starch mixed in water.
5
Make the mash potato from Step 3 into flat patties 1cm thick. Put the butter in a frying pan and add the potato cakes and fry for 3 minutes on both sides.
6
Reheat the syrup on medium heat and allow to thicken then pour over the potato cakes before serving.

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Potato Cakes with Sweet Soy Syrup

This is a very popular dish in Hokkaido, at an izakaya or at home. It's sweet and delicious, try it!

Recipe By: Tobuchan (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/25)

Makes 3-4

Prep: 15 min

Cook: 10 min

Ingredients

Potato (Maris Piper) 1 (200g)
Potato starch 1 tbsp
Butter (for the mixture) 1 tsp
Butter (for frying) 1 tsp
Syrup:
Soy sauce 2 tbsp
Mirin 2 tbsp
Sugar 4 tbsp
Water 4 tbsp
Potato starch + water 1 tbsp + 3 tbsp

Potato Cakes with Sweet Soy Syrup

Recipe ID :2269 Posted on 29 DEC 2016

Makes 3-4

Prep 15min
Cook 10min
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This is a very popular dish in Hokkaido, at an izakaya or at home. It's sweet and delicious, try it!

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1 (200g)
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1 tbsp + 3 tbsp

Method

Prep
15min
Cook
10min
1
Peel the potato and slice to 5mm thick. Boil for 10 minutes until soft.
2
Drain well and return to the pan and allow excess water to evaporate.
3
Add the butter and potato starch whilst the potato is still hot and mash until smooth.
4
Make the syrup:put the soy sauce,mirin, sugar and water in a small pan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Allow to cool before adding the potato starch mixed in water.
5
Make the mash potato from Step 3 into flat patties 1cm thick. Put the butter in a frying pan and add the potato cakes and fry for 3 minutes on both sides.
6
Reheat the syrup on medium heat and allow to thicken then pour over the potato cakes before serving.
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