
Thanksgiving Leftover Makeover: Cheesy Potato Cakes
感恩節剩食大改造——起司馬鈴薯餅
After eating mashed potatoes for a whole week after Thanksgiving, it's time for a change of pace! Try these cheesy potato cakes for a delicious new twist—crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, with gooey melted cheese! 🧀🥔
- servings
- 👥 4 servings
- time
- ⏱ 20 min
- Cuisine
- 🍽 Western
by @Kangacook_official · Original recipe on kangacook.com
English text is machine-translated from the original Chinese and has not been reviewed by a person.
Ingredients
- 600 gmashed potatoes
- 80 gflour
- 2 tspsugar
- 1 pinchsalt
- 1italian basil
- 1jalapeno lime powder
- to tastecheese
Quantities are parsed from the author's free text; lines the parser is unsure about are shown as written and not scaled.
Nutrition per serving
- calories
- 215 kcal
- protein
- 6.2 g
- fat
- 4.5 g
- carbohydrate
- 38 g
As published by the author; KangaCook estimates these automatically.
Steps
- 1
Prepare all the ingredients.

- 2
Divide the mashed potatoes into two portions (300 g each). Add salt, sugar, and your favorite seasonings (Italian basil seasoning or jalapeno lime powder).

- 3
Mix 40 g of flour into each portion.

- 4
Scoop out a portion, flatten it, stuff it with cheese, and seal it up!

- 5
Shape all the potato cakes.

- 6
Heat enough oil in a pan over medium heat and add the potato cakes to fry.

- 7
Fry both sides until beautifully golden brown, then remove from the pan.

- 8
Enjoy it while hot and indulge in the cheesy goodness!

- 9
Made a huge batch of potato pancakes, but still ended up with so much leftover mashed potatoes 😭.
