So I was doing my regular YouTube surfing for new need and I came across this lovely looking meal out of South Korea. It’s a “street” food called Hotteok. Street food like Akara.

So it’s basically a pancake-ish meal with a filling. There are many variants of Hotteok; can be made with flour or with gluten free ingredients, or with Irish and Sweet potatoes. with a tons of different kind of filling; from vegetables, to meat, to cheese, honey, either a mixture of all that or strictly vegan.

So I made my version with Irish potato and cheddar cheese. I should have used Mozzarella but I was too lazy to buy from SPAR Lekki. Cheddar cheese is yellow so it’s not showing properly in the picture. (oops my bad)

Ingredients

• 6 large Irish Potatoes
• 1 1/2 tablespoon of Rice flour, Potato or Corn Starch
• 2 1/2 tablespoon of Butter
• Salt
• Honey
• 2 tablespoon of Sugar
• Cheese (Mozzarella)
• Cooking Oil for frying

Directions

1. Steam the potato chunks for about 20-25 minutes or until tender.
2. When the potatoes are still hot, mash them until smooth and creamy.
3. Add the sugar, honey, butter and rice flour, salt, potato or corn starch to the potatoes and mix until well combined.
4. Divide the potato mixture into 6. Roll each into balls. Flatten with hands and place 1 tbsp mozzarella cheese with a mixture of 3 tbsp of honey into the center of the round dough. Gather the edges to cover the filling. Roll the dough into a ball and flatten. Continue with the remaining balls.
5. Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat and once it is heated, add a thin layer of oil. Place several pancakes on the pan and make sure to leave some distance each. Cook until the bottom is golden brown and flip the pancakes.
6. Once they are perfectly golden brown on both sides, transfer them to a paper-lined dish to remove the excess oil.
7. The pancakes are best eaten warm to get the molten cheese experience.