Potato Mochi With Delicious Sauce | Easy To Make In Only 20 Minutes

This easy potato mochi recipe takes basic mashed potatoes and turns them into these delectable mochi balls that are slightly chewy, super flavorful, and fried to golden brown perfection. The best part, you can make this recipe - with just a few simple ingredients - in just 20 minutes! 

The Best Potato Mochi

If you've never tried potato mochi before, then imagine the richness and creaminess of a mashed potato transformed into a soft and chewy ball of deliciousness. That's basically what potato mochi is.

Sounds pretty incredible, right?

Well, as if that isn't enough, the mochi is fried in a mouthwatering sweet, buttery, and flavorful soy sauce that is seriously to die for. So, it's safe to say that the combination of the mochi and the sauce is a dream. 

Seriously, it's just so good! And as I mentioned, the best part is probably the fact that this recipe requires only a few ingredients and is ready in just 20 minutes. So it makes for a perfect appetizer, snack, or side with dinner on those busy days.

You can even make it with these hibachi noodles, rice noodles, this Korean tofu soup, Instant Pot sushi rice, or this Din Tai Fung cucumber salad, making it a complete meal! That's what we like to make with it in our house anyway.

Ingredients

As I've mentioned a couple of times, this potato mochi is made with really simple ingredients!

In fact, I can almost guarantee you have most - if not all - of these ingredients at home already. And that is especially true if you make Asian-inspired dishes on the reg.

Anyway, here's what you'll need to make the dough:

• 10.5 oz. Russet potatoes, cooked with the skin on
• 2 tablespoon potato starch
• 2 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 6 strips of Nori sheets
• Oil, for sautéeing

And here's everything you'll need to make the sauce:

• 2 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoon sugar, brown or white, or maple syrup (optional)

Not bad, right?

Now, when it comes to potatoes, I prefer Russet potatoes because they make the smoothest mashed potatoes. That being said, any starchy potato will work, such as sweet potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes.

Oh, and if you're picking up Russet potatoes, you should definitely grab extras to make these twice baked mashed potatoes or these air fryer baked potatoes sometime! Both are always a smash hit at my house.

How To Make Potato Mochi

As you know by now, this recipe is super easy to make and will take about 20 minutes. And only half of that time is actual work, the rest is just frying the mochi to golden perfection. 

With all that said, let's stop wasting time and dive into how to make potato mochi!

Step 1: Prep The Potatoes

First, you'll start by prepping the potatoes before mashing them.

So, you'll want to give them a good scrub and then cook them in some boiling water for around 15 minutes. Just keep in mind that you want them to be fork-tender and nothing more - so adjust the cooking time as needed.

Then, once the potatoes are cooked, you can peel and slice them into even-sized chunks.

Step 2: Mash The Potatoes

Now, once the potatoes have been cut,  you'll want to add them to a large mixing bowl with the milk and butter.

Now you can mash the potatoes using a potato masher, a large fork, or a wooden spoon until they're smooth and no large chunks remain. A potato masher definitely makes things easier, but you can use whatever you have on hand!

Also, just so you know, if for whatever reason you're working with cold potatoes, you'll want to heat the milk and butter together - until the butter has melted - before adding them into the bowl. Doing so will just help the potatoes mash easier.

Step 3: Make The Dough

Once the potatoes are mashed and nice and smooth, you can add potato starch to the bowl and stir everything together to form a potato dough.

Then, shape the dough into 6 evenly-sized balls and wrap a nori sheet around each one of the potato balls. By the way, if necessary, you can cut the nori sheets to fit the size of your potato mochi dough.

Step 4: Fry The Mochi

Now that the potato mochi is prepared, it's time to fry them!

So, heat some oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, and let it heat up for a minute or two

Next, once the oil is hot, put the potato mochi balls in it and cook for a few minutes until they're nice and golden brown on all sides.

Then, after they cook to perfection, you can remove the potato mochi from the skillet and set them aside.

Step 5: Make The Sauce

So, now that the mochi is cooked, it's time to make the delicious sauce that really takes the experience of this recipe to a whole different level. 

To make the sauce, heat the butter, soy sauce, and sweetener of your choice (if desired) over medium heat. Give the ingredients a little mix to combine, and then add the mochi back to the skillet. Now let everything cook for a few minutes until the sauce thickens.

Finally, serve the potato mochi balls warm with the rest of the sauce poured on top, and enjoy!

How To Store & Reheat Potato Mochi

This recipe for potato mochi will make 6 mochi balls. So, if you're planning on sharing, odds are you won't have any leftovers! 

But, if you do happen to have a few potato mochi leftover, don't worry they store really well. So, to store 'em, you'll want to put the mochi in an airtight container and keep 'em in the fridge. Stored like this they'll last for up to 3-4 days.

Then, to reheat your mochi cakes, the easiest way is to use the microwave. Simply microwave the mochi for 10-seconds or until they reach your desired temperature.

FAQs About this potato mochi recipe

What is potato mochi made of?

Potato mochi is made up of mashed potatoes, butter, milk, seasonings, and potato starch. This mixture is combined until it forms a mochi dough, at which point it gets lightly fried to golden brown perfection. Then it's typically topped with some sort of soy sauce to enhance the flavor and texture.

Can you use potato starch in mochi?

You can use several different types of starch to make mochi. Potato starch works the best, but traditional Japanese rice flour, corn starch, or tapioca starch will work just as well. Also, for what it's worth, getting potato starch is well worth it - if you don't have it already - because you can use it to make my famous chicken tempura!

Wrapping It Up

Well, that's how to make potato mochi from scratch in just a few easy steps!

This mochi combines your basic mashed potato with a couple of additional ingredients and turns it into little dough balls that are just bites of heaven.

They are seriously just so delicious, and everyone who tries them is always obsessed with 'em! Seriously, my friends ask me to make this potato mochi recipe for them all the time. And, honestly, I don't mind since it's so quick and simple to make.

Anyway, if you gave this recipe a try, leave a comment and tell me how it went!

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More Potato Recipes

If you're looking for some more delicious recipes that you can make with potatoes, we have a ton on the blog to check out next!

Try one of these easy recipes next: 

• Cheesy mashed potatoes
• Air fryer potato wedges
• Sweet potato hash browns
• Sweet Potato pecan pie
• Sweet Potato cookies
• Sweet potato pound cake

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