Mojo potatoes are wonderfully battered and deep-fried potatoes. You can make these easy crispy sliced potatoes at home.
Mojo potatoes are battered potato slices that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. These are so easy to prepare, and you can whip up a batch of these for your game day, or these can be served as a side dish. These crispy fried potatoes were made popular by Shakey’s Pizza. Sadly, most of us can’t get to a Shakey’s pizza, but we can make these famous fried potatoes at home.
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What’s the difference between Mojo potatoes and JoJo Potatoes?
The real difference between these two well-loved potatoes, how the potato is cut. Both are prepared in the same basic way. The potatoes are cut, battered, and then deep fried.
Mojo potatoes were popularized by Shakey’s Pizza. They basically thick sliced potatoes that are cut like scalloped potatoes. These crispy fried potatoes are battered and then fried to where the outsides are nice and crispy.
JoJo potatoes are potatoes that are quartered and sometimes cut into eights depending upon how big the potatoes are. In the South, you will often find these sold in places where you can purchase fried chicken.
What type of potatoes should you use?
I find that russet potatoes work very well. They are starchy and they hold the batter well. When cooked the inside almost becomes fluffy. I do not recommend using red potatoes, they are a little too waxy to come out well.
What can you dip these into?
I would recommend dipping these in sour cream, Red Robin Campfire Sauce, or even Raising Cane’s Dipping Sauce.
Different Ways to Season
You don’t need to follow my exact recipe. You may want to simply season with salt and pepper, but you could try barbecue seasoning, steak seasoning, or even Cajun spice mix. You are bound to find a new way to season these potatoes.
I hope you give these Mojo potatoes a try soon!
Love potatoes? Try these great potato recipes
- Best Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
- Fried Potato Wedges
- Batter Fried Potatoes (JoJo Potatoes)
- Cracker Barrel Cheesy Potato Recipe
- Purple Splendor Potato Recipe
- TGI Friday’s Potato Skin
- Easy Creamy Potato Soup
- Simple Greek Potatoes
- Best Old Fashioned Mashed Potatoes
- Cheesy Potato Casserole
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Mojo Potatoes
Ingredients
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- 4 potatoes unpeeled, scrubbed, and cut into 1/2-inch rounds
- 1 egg beaten
- ranch dressing or sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oil in a deep fryer to 375°F.
- Mix the flour, salt, and spices in a shallow dish.
- Dip the potato slices into the beaten egg, then into the flour mixture.
- Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Serve with ranch dressing or sour cream.
Notes
- Do not let your grease get too hot or the potatoes will burn.
- Shake off excess flour from the potatoes because too much flour may make the potatoes burn.
- Cook the potatoes right away. If you do not, the potato slices may brown and look unappealing.
Gina
These were a huge hit! I changed nothing. Came out nice and crispy the kids couldn’t get enough!
Kelly J.
My mom was asking me about Mojos the other day and how they were made. I used to work at Shakey’s when I was in high school so I went looking for a copycat recipe. I don’t remember the flour mix ingredients, but I do know we didn’t give them an egg wash. The potatoes were sliced and kept in a large tub of water in the cooler next to the fryer. We would scoop them out, shake off the water and dust them in the flour mixture. I haven’t tried this recipe yet so I can’t tell you how close it is (plus I’m gluten free now).
lil
Would this recipe work in an airfryer? What would you suggest as a substitute for the egg?
Stephanie
This won’t work in an air fryer, the flour will just brown become burnt. A friend of mine uses 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds and 3 tablespoons of water for 1 large egg.
Mierelle
These reminded me a lot of Shakey’s pizza potato rounds.
Wesley
Oh my goodness! Loved these. Reminded me a bit of Shakey’s Pizza.
Freddy
I never knew how to make them, they turned out great!
Flattop
We enjoyed these potatoes.
sethe
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sethe
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brenda
in Texas rojos are sliced in rounds…not quarters..if you slice them in quarters they are steak fries.
Flattop
Nobody cares how things are done I need Texas!
Shawnee
I do!