Potato pancakes are an amazingly simple but delicious snack to eat. We only need 4-5 ingredients for this recipe. This dish has been requested many times. Interestingly, people who requested it saw this dish on the Korean TV program “Family Outing.” In that program, Lee Hyori cooked this one-day, and many people wanted to learn how to make those potato pancakes. So, I watched that program and made this recipe.
Yield: 8 Pancakes
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- SinBahl (신발) = Shose
- YangMahl (양말) = Socks
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 2 Medium Potatoes (12 oz)
- ¼ tsp Salt
- Some Green Onion, Hot Pepper (to Garnish)
- Some Oil for Frying
Directions
Prepare 2 medium sized potatoes. They should be about 12 oz total.
Peel the potatoes and chop them into 1-inch cubes. To prevent the potatoes from turning brown, soak them in water.
Grind the potatoes until they become a very fine paste. You can use either a mixer or a hand grinder.
Drain the potato mixture to separate the liquid from the potato. Cover the ground potato with plastic wrap.
Set aside the potato water for about 15 minutes.
For the optional garnishing and flavoring, chop some green onions, along with some red and green hot peppers.
About 15 minutes later, the potato starch will be at the bottom of the bowl, and the liquid will be on top. Remove the liquid and save only the potato starch.
Add the potato starch to the potato paste.
Add ¼ tsp of salt and mix well.
In a generously oiled and heated pan, add about a spoonful of potato mixture and make it round.
Place some green onions or peppers on the pancakes.
Fry them until both sides of the pancakes become golden brown.
Garnish the pancakes with green onions and red peppers. Enjoy! 
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Hi, I am wondering if I could do this with Sweet Potato instead of regular potato. I think it would be tasty, especially for children, because it’s more sweet. I also just bought a lot of sweet potatoes. Thank you!
hi KRak,
Sorry.. I think it will work best for texture and taste to use potato not sweet potato for this recipe.. maybe I will post something different using sweet potato later .. I have one sweet potato dessert dish.. please check it out..
Hi,I already try it but its stink to the pan.I’m 18 year old and try to learn to cook.hehehe…O..and Im share the recipe on my blog too.Can I?And please Help me,why my potato pancakes stink to the pan?Help
hi Mietaru,
I wonder what kind of pan you used.. you need to use nonstick pan and you need enough oil in your pan.. that will help your problem.. if you still have problem let me know..thanks
Nice to meet you. About your questions.. if you mention where you got the recipe with my name or link.. yes you can share your recipes..however, because of copyright issue, you can’t use my pictures… sorry about that.
The texture of these is really interesting. They are very delicious. Thanks for sharing
I’m going to try this one soon, I see lots of potatoes in the stores!
hi Lily,
Yep.. try it..and enjoy ^^ thanks
Hi, I just want to say that if iodized salt is used with a starch (a potato), it will turn pink or purple. It’s just a chemical reaction of the iodine and starch but there’s nothing wrong with it.
hi Diane,
Wow.. now I got what it was.. some people asked me same question that..their potato mixture turned to pink… I thought it’s because of the type of potato they used.. aha.. so it must be the salt they used then.. thanks
Actually, this wasn’t my favorite at all. To tell you the turth, when i ate it, i wanted to puke. It like drinking beer then having a hangover the next day later, but i wouldn’t know, cause i never drank before. This comment was based on movies. i cant type! AIGOO!
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hi Adiel & Jerrica,
I’m sorry that you didn’t like the taste at all. Many people said.. they liked it. My husband and I really like it too. Maybe you might want it with soy sauce dipping sauce if you don’t like the plain potato flavor. Thanks for your honest review. I hope you can try other Korean foods you will like through my blog. thanks
for some reason once i started grinding the potatoes, they immediately turned pink ><
btw i used yellow potatoes
hi irene,
After peel and cut your potato, did you keep them in water ?? after you grind them ..did you cover it with a plastic wrap ?? it can be the type of potato you used..but water and plastic wrap can help a little. thanks
yes i did keep them in water and yes i did cover them in plastic wrap.. but when i started grinding the potatoes.. they immediately turned pink ><
could it be because i used yellow potatoes?
btw.. does a normal fruit blender work?
hi irene,
Then it must be the potato you used..because there are different kinds of potatoes. I made this dish many times, I’ve never had the problem you had..but some people had same problem with you.. so..
anyway.. yes.. if it is a blender.. it will work. thanks
My potatoes also turned a brownish pink color, but when I cooked them, they returned back to the normal white-cream color. I didn’t use water or cover with plastic either. By the way, these were delicious and so simple! Thank you Aeri.
Hi Susan,
anyway.. I’m happy you liked it. thanks
haha.. that’s interesting. Your potato color changes like that.
Is there different of potato?oh,i don’t know it.
When i fry it,it turn grey,not white.but the taste is great.
hi Wen,
yep.. there are different kinds of potatoes.. just make sure that you cover your potato mixture with plastic wrap when you set it aside for 15 minutes..
same thing for me, while waiting for the starch the ground potatoes were pink. However, while frying them they went back to white…. my potatoes having issues deciding what color it wants to be. Anyways thank you aeri unnie for all your amazing recipes. Just like someone mentioned before, I hope you keep you blog forever!! I vowed that I was never going to cook, but after seeing your videos and blog I started cooking. My mom is freaked out… GO MA WUH YO UNNIE
hi,
Thanks.. I try to keep this work as long as I can.. ^^
i really ilove it it soso yummy !!
Hi Aeri,…
Thx for the recipe…
Well,my potatoes turn pink when i soak them in water. ToT
hi Wen,
What kind of potato did you use ??
Hi Aeri. I had the same problem as a few people here…After I blended my potato, the mixture turned pink…And so did the starch and the water. Why is that so? It still worked the same for me, but I must admit the colour was not as appealing.
Thanks!
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Hi Mai,
hi bella,
It’s very interesting because I heard this same problem from several people so far..since I didn’t have any problem.. I didn’t think to mention about it on my video or post.. hm.. did you cover your ground potato with plastic wrap after you “Drain the potato mix to separate the liquid from the potato.” oops.. maybe it’s my fault that I didn’t add the sentence here..because in my video you can see I covered it … your liquid color can be changed because when the potato gets air….it changes the color to pick or brown…but the starch under the liquid will be still white.. sorry… please watch my video.. you can see I covered the ground potato with a plastic wrap .. try it again..
how come after i grate or mash my potatoes they turn pink?
that happened to me too o.o
after i mashed the potato and waited for the starch the potato started turning pink O.o
yeah! also the potato water turned pink too..
hi cynthia,
hi bella,
It’s very interesting because I heard this same problem from several people so far..since I didn’t have any problem.. I didn’t think to mention about it on my video or post.. hm.. did you cover your ground potato with plastic wrap after you “Drain the potato mix to separate the liquid from the potato.” oops.. maybe it’s my fault that I didn’t add the sentence here..because in my video you can see I covered it … your liquid color can be changed because when the potato gets air….it changes the color to pick or brown…but the starch under the liquid will be still white.. sorry… please watch my video.. you can see I covered the ground potato with a plastic wrap .. try it again..
i did :[ is it because of the potatoes that i use or something? because i tried it several times and it keeps becoming pink and when i fry it instead of being brown, it becomes orange?? and i’m not sure what the texture is supposed to be like..
hi cynthia,
Then it must be the kind of potato you used.. you can see the picture of my potato.. I like that kind of potato.. you call that white skin ??? yellow skin?? sorry I don’t know the exact English name for it..
hi bella,
It’s very interesting because I heard this same problem from several people so far..since I didn’t have any problem.. I didn’t think to mention about it on my video or post.. hm.. did you cover your ground potato with plastic wrap after you “Drain the potato mix to separate the liquid from the potato.” oops.. maybe it’s my fault that I didn’t add the sentence here..because in my video you can see I covered it … your liquid color can be changed because when the potato gets air….it changes the color to pick or brown…but the starch under the liquid will be still white.. sorry… please watch my video.. you can see I covered the ground potato with a plastic wrap .. try it again..
hi bella,
What kind of potato did you use ??
hi how long do you soak them for?
hi Christina,
aha..actually you don’t have to soak.. if you are going to grind it quickly.. while you are peeling potato skins… the potato color can be changed to brown in air.. so I told you soak them in water..:)
aww I tried this recipe about 3 times but the potato pancakes keep on breaking on the pan. :/
hi Ecclasyas,
Did you get potato starch from the liquid ???
Yes I let the potato liquid stay for 15 minutes then I poured the liquid and put the starch that was left on the bowl. :/ But maybe its because I didn’t blend the potato well in the first place right?
hi Ecclasyas,
yes.. that can be the reason.. if your batter is too runny.. add a little bit of flour next time.. that might help a little.. ^^ thanks
hey aeri,
what kind of potato did you use for this recipe? and does it matter what kind of potato it is?
hi Bon,
I used white potato… I don’t think it will change that much to use different kinds potato.. for special point about this recipe is.. potato starch..since it makes the pancake chewy.. so consider that..but other wise.. I will say just use the potatoes you have..^^ thanks
when you grind the potatoes do you grind them with the water or just the cubes?
hi Erika,
The water part is just to prevent the color change to brown… just grind the cubes of potatoes.
I’ve tried several recipes from your website. Your instructions are clear and easy to follow. I am currently waiting for the potatoe startch to remove from the water now.. hehehe.. thank you!
Aeri
When you say to prepare the potatoes, do you mean they have to be boiled first?
Looking forward to making these for my family once I hear from you.
Thanks for your blog and the Bible verses too!
Sandy
hi subaksandy,
nope it’s raw potato.. not boiled.. ^^ thanks
Cool.. I have tried this before, but it’s a major fail since we don’t have sufficient tool to grind the potato.. and also didn’t have proper recipe too..Yeah, lived in the hostel.ahahha. Gonna try this later.. ^^…
How was your baby? Haven’t been here for a long time.. ^^
hi Yana,
Yes.. try it someday.
My son is doing good.. thanks.. ^^ Happy to hear from you again. hehe
Hello Aeri,
This looks delicious. Can’t wait to try it!
BTW: I left a comment on the Lee Hyori potato pancake recipe but it never got published. I wonder if it was marked as spam?
Anyways, thanks for another great recipe!
Blessings.
hi Rebecca,
Oh.. really ?? I don’t know what happened.. I can’t see your comment.. anyway.. thanks.. yes try it ^^
I was so shocked when I saw this, I love Family Outing! All the food they cooked looked sooo yummy….Can’t wait to try this one!
Hi Aeri,
I’ve searched years for a person to show me how to make Korean food. I’m Korean by birth but have been very Americanized and have no Korean contact. I have always tried to make Korean dishes from my memories as a child, but as I’m watching your videos, I keep having moments of “Ahhh, that’s what I was missing!”
I was wondering if you could show us how to make Shikkae. I love this barley/rice drink and would love to make it for my husband
Thanks so much for all your work to create your site!!
hi Elizabeth,
thanks for your comment..
I will add your request in my list.
hi!!
i made it today,, but my potato pancake didnt look like yours at the end yours look soft but mine looked stiff,,, T_T but it still tasted nice
Hello Aeri,
I just made this today and my husband really enjoyed them. I too enjoyed them. Since I can’t have flour, these potato pancakes are perfect for me.^^ Instead of using green onion and hot pepper for garnish, I diced them and put them in the potato batter and mixed. Turned out well.
I made a dip with soy sauce and vinegar and we used that with the pancakes. 맛있었어요! ^^
Thanks again for another great recipe.
hi Rebecca,
Now I got it..I had to approve your message since it was your first comment.. sorry about that.. I had too many messages to reply.. thank you very much for your story.. loved to read it..^^
hello aeri,
wow this is great!cant wait to cook this nw but i think i make it tom..it looks so delecious!uhmmm i feel hungry nw..really..yummy..