Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, potato balls. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Potato Balls Here's a delightful way to use leftover mashed potatoes! These puffs are easy to make, and my family prefers them to french fries. Children enjoy them plain, buttered or drizzled with honey or maple syrup. In a large bowl, combine mashed potatoes with cooked bacon, cheddar, chives, and garlic powder, and season with salt and pepper.
Potato Balls is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Potato Balls is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have potato balls using 19 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Potato Balls:
- Make ready Potato balls———-
- Get 4 large potatoes
- Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Make ready As needed water to boil potatoes
- Make ready Filling———-
- Get 1 pound ground beef
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Take 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Prepare 2 tablespoons chopped olives green
- Take 1/4 cup finely diced onions
- Take 1/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- Take 2-1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
- Take To taste ground black pepper
- Prepare 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- Take Coatings————
- Take 1 cup breadcrumbs
- Make ready 2 large eggs
- Prepare 1 cup all purpose flour
Dip potato balls in the egg, then roll them in bread crumbs to coat. Or, for a better flavor, fry in vegetable oil until lightly browned. Fried Mashed Potato Balls Fried mashed potatoes are crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The key to making this recipe is to use chilled, firm mashed potatoes.
Steps to make Potato Balls:
- Peel and dice the potatoes. Wash and boil in water. When fork tender drain.
- Mash the potatoes adding salt until there is no lumps set aside and let cool.
- Heat oil and add the onion and bell pepper. Fry stirring often. Sauté till onions are translucent and soft.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- In the remaining oil add beef and brown. When it's done set aside with the onions and peppers. Chop the olives.
- In the pan on low heat, add the vinegar, olive and Tomato paste. Add the beef, onions and peppers. Season with the rest of the spices.
- Set aside and let cool.
- When the potatoes and filling is cooled form the potatoes into balls.
- Beat the eggs. Now place the flour in a bowl.
- Add breadcrumbs to a bowl.
- Make a crater in the center of potato ball.
- Add meat filling to the center.
- Close the ball back together.
- Roll the ball in the flour.
- Then the egg
- And final coating of breadcrumbs.
- Put into refrigerator to cool at least 2 hours
- Heat oil and deep fry about 3-4 minutes.
- If shallow frying roll the ball around in hot oil till every side is crispy about 1 minute per roll
- Move to a paper towel to absorb excessive oils.
- Serve I hope you enjoy
- These can also be frozen before cooking till needed.
Fried Mashed Potato Balls Fried mashed potatoes are crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The key to making this recipe is to use chilled, firm mashed potatoes. Serve these fried mashed potato balls with sour cream or ranch salad dressing on the side. Our classic mashed potato ball filled with picadillo (ground beef, onions, peppers, and Spanish seasonings) coated in panko bread crumbs and fried to perfection. Heat vegetable oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat.
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