Cheesy Stuffed Potato Cakes 🥔🧀

Crispy Outside, Gooey Inside Comfort

These Cheesy Stuffed Potato Cakes are golden and crispy on the outside with irresistibly gooey melted cheese tucked inside. Pan-fried to perfection, they’re perfect as a snack, side dish, or comfort-food star that everyone will ask for again.

Ingredients

Potato Dough

• 2 lbs gold potatoes, peeled

• ⅔ cup potato starch or cornstarch

• 1 teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Cheese Filling

• 1½ cups mozzarella or cheddar cheese, cubed

For Frying

• Oil or butter

Directions

1. Boil peeled potatoes in salted water until fork-tender, then drain well.

2. Mash potatoes until smooth and let cool slightly.

3. Mix potato starch, salt, and pepper into the mashed potatoes to form a soft dough.

4. Divide dough into portions, flatten each, add cheese cubes to the center, and seal well.

5. Shape into thick patties, ensuring cheese is fully enclosed.

6. Heat oil or butter in a skillet over medium heat and pan-fry potato cakes until golden and crispy on both sides.

7. Remove from skillet, drain briefly on paper towels, and serve hot.

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