Potato balls

Potato balls are one of the most popular snack foods. This is an option for using mashed potatoes as a separate dish, a delicious snack for a buffet table, or as an original side dish for meat or fish. Mashed potatoes are formed into small balls, breaded, and the balls are deep-fried until crisp. Recipes for making balls are different - from simple ones made from one puree, to multi-component ones with complex fillings.

Breaded mashed potato balls

Mashed potato balls will be an interesting and at the same time tasty dish that will surprise your loved ones. They are prepared simply and quickly. Mashed potatoes are formed into balls, breaded and fried until crispy and golden brown in boiling oil. The balls hold their shape better from jacket potatoes. Deep fry the balls.

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   Potato balls are very easy to prepare. Prepare the necessary products. Peel the potatoes, rinse and boil until tender in water without adding salt.
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   Puree the boiled potatoes using any method (mass or using kitchen gadgets).
3. 
   Pour the amount of flour and starch indicated in the recipe into the prepared puree and add salt and pepper to the puree to your taste.
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   Divide the eggs into yolks and whites and add four yolks to the puree. Then mix the mashed potatoes with the added ingredients quickly, so that the yolks do not curdle, until smooth.
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   Form small balls from this mass with your hands and roll them on all sides in flour or breadcrumbs.
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   Heat vegetable oil in a deep fryer or other deep container. Fry the potato balls in boiling oil until beautifully golden brown. Serve the finished potato balls as a separate dish or as a side dish for meat or fish. Bon appetit!

Mashed potato balls with cheese in a frying pan

Mashed potato balls are a simple appetizer, but they have an unusual appearance and taste different from banal mashed potatoes. Golden and crispy, the balls are a wonderful addition to any holiday table. For a variety of taste, add cheese to the balls, preferably soft varieties, so that they melt well. We make them from the prepared puree and fry them in a frying pan in a large amount of oil.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Mashed potatoes – 300 gr.
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Breadcrumbs – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices - to taste.
• Oil – for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1.Place mashed potatoes for the required number of servings in a separate bowl. It is advisable that the potatoes are mashed with a masher rather than a blender, then they will better hold their shape when forming balls.

Step 2. Soft cheese is grated on a medium grater and added to the puree.

Step 3. One chicken egg is broken to these ingredients and two tablespoons of fat sour cream are added.

Step 4. Then add two tablespoons of wheat flour and salt with any seasoning to your personal taste.

Step 5. This mass is well kneaded until smooth. Use your hands to form small balls from it and immediately coat it in breading on all sides.

Step 6. Heat enough vegetable oil in a frying pan. The formed balls are placed in boiling oil and fried until beautifully golden brown and crispy on both sides.

Step 7. The fried potato balls with cheese are transferred from the frying pan to a paper towel to remove excess oil, and then served hot with any sauce. Bon appetit!

How to deep fry potato balls?

Balls of mashed potatoes fried in hot oil (deep frying) have a unique taste and are eaten with pleasure by both adults and children. The balls are prepared either regular or with various fillings. Potatoes for balls are chosen yellow and mashed into puree with a fork or masher so that they keep their shape. In this recipe we add cheese to the balls.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Boiled potatoes – 500 gr.
• Hard cheese – 70 gr.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Breadcrumbs - 3 tbsp.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Ground allspice – 1 pinch.
• Vegetable oil – 200 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Boil the peeled potatoes until tender in advance, without adding salt to the water. We prepare the remaining products in the quantities specified in the recipe.Step 2. Mash the boiled potatoes well until pureed. Then break one egg into it and add salt and ground allspice.

Step 3. Mix the mashed potatoes with these ingredients with a spoon well. No flour is added to the puree, so it turns out a little runny.

Step 4. Cut hard cheese into small cubes. Using wet hands, form small balls of mashed potatoes with a cube of cheese inside.

Step 5. Roll the formed potato balls well in breadcrumbs, which is tastier for deep frying than rolling in flour.Step 6. Pour vegetable oil into any deep-frying container so that its level is at least 3 cm above the bottom of the container and heat it well. Place the balls into boiling oil for 2-3 minutes and, while stirring, fry them until golden brown.

Step 7. Use a paper towel to remove excess oil from the fried balls.

Step 8. Serve crispy, delicious balls of mashed potatoes with any sauce. Bon appetit!

Mashed potato balls baked in the oven

There is an option for preparing potato balls by baking them in the oven, as opposed to traditional deep-frying. Such balls are less fried, are not soaked in oil and, accordingly, have less calories, which is important for dietary or proper nutrition. The taste of the balls is somewhat different and is often complemented by various fillings.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 500 gr.
• Hard cheese – 90 gr.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Breadcrumbs – 50 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Spices - to taste.
• Green onions - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Boil the washed potatoes until tender and in their skins. Cool it a little and peel it. Prepare the rest of the ingredients for the balls right away.Step 2. Place the peeled potatoes in a separate bowl. Break one chicken egg into it, add salt and any spice to your taste and add chopped green onions.

Step 3. Using a fork or potato masher, mash the potatoes with these additives until well pureed.

Step 4. Pour breadcrumbs into a separate bowl, add a little salt and spices (dry garlic or paprika) and mix everything.

Step 5. In another small bowl, lightly beat the egg with a pinch of salt and black pepper using a fork.Step 6. Cut the hard cheese into small cubes. With wet hands, form small balls from the potato mixture, placing a cube of cheese inside.

Step 7. Then roll the formed balls in beaten egg and breading, and immediately place them on a baking sheet lined with paper. Bake the balls in an oven preheated to 200°C for 15 minutes. Bon appetit!

Potato balls with minced meat in the oven

No one is surprised by potato pies with minced meat anymore, but a dish made from these ingredients can be changed not according to the recipe, but according to the serving plan - prepare potato balls, which will turn out original, tasty and very satisfying. Bake the balls in the oven and prepare a sauce for serving.

Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 500 gr.
• Minced meat – 175 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Flour – 100 gr.
• Baking powder – 10 gr.
• Hard cheese – 50 gr.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices - to taste.

For the sauce:

• Canned tomatoes – 500 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Boil peeled potatoes in water for 25 minutes. Then drain the broth, grind the potatoes with a potato masher until puree and cool slightly. Break two eggs into the cooled puree.

Step 2. Add the amount of flour and baking powder indicated in the recipe and add salt and spices to taste. Mix the puree with these ingredients well with a spoon.Step 3. In a separate bowl, mix the minced meat with the grated peeled onion. Transfer the mashed potatoes to a floured countertop and divide them into eight equal pieces. Place minced meat and onions on each piece.

Step 4. Then, with wet hands, wrap the minced meat in the potato mixture, forming balls.

Step 5. Place the balls into a greased baking dish and place them in the oven preheated to 180°C for 50 minutes.

Step 6. After this time, remove the pan with balls from the oven. Grease the baked balls with a little milk, sprinkle evenly with grated cheese and continue baking for another 10 minutes.

Step 7. While the balls are baking, prepare the sauce for them. Fry the finely chopped onion in hot oil until golden brown.

Step 8. Then add chopped canned tomatoes to the onion.

Step 9. Add a little salt and black pepper, stir and simmer the sauce over low heat for 10 minutes.

Step 10. Remove the potato balls baked with minced meat from the oven.Step 11Place them on serving plates, decorate with herbs and place the prepared sauce next to them.

Step 12. Serve the finished dish hot. Bon appetit!

Delicious potato balls with mushrooms

The recipe for making potato balls with mushrooms is simple and unique, and those baked in the oven are also low in calories. The dish is well suited for fasting and diet menus. Mashed potatoes for balls are not diluted with milk or water to keep the balls elastic, and it is important not to overcook the mushrooms.

Cooking time: 45 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 1.5 kg.
• Champignons – 350 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Mixture of peppers - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the onion and chop it into small cubes.

Step 2. Peel the champignons, rinse and chop them in the same way as the onion - into small cubes.Step 3. Peel the potatoes, rinse, cut into pieces and boil in water with salt for 15–20 minutes.

Step 4. During this time, fry the chopped onion in heated vegetable oil until light golden brown.

Step 5. Then put the mushroom slices into the frying pan and fry the champignons until the mushroom juice has completely evaporated. Sprinkle this filling with salt and a mixture of peppers to your taste and stir.

Step 6. Mash the boiled potatoes and cool slightly. Then, with wet hands, form small balls from the puree, placing a teaspoon of mushroom filling inside them.Step 7. Grease a baking sheet with oil and place the formed potato balls on it.Then spread the balls with a small amount of vegetable oil and bake in an oven preheated to 200°C for 10 minutes.

Step 8. Transfer the baked balls with mushroom filling to serving plates, pour over the oil, sprinkle with chopped herbs and serve. Bon appetit!

A simple recipe for potato balls in batter

By spending a little more minutes on cooking, you can use mashed potatoes to make an amazing and appetizing side dish for any dish - battered balls. The batter, like batter, will completely cover the balls and make them soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. These balls are especially tasty when hot and look beautiful. Add hard cheese to the balls and fry in a frying pan.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 600 gr.
• Hard cheese – 80 gr.
• Whole grain flour – 80 gr.
• Sour cream – 80 gr.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the potatoes, rinse and cook until tender in water with added salt. Then drain the broth and mash the potatoes in any way until pureed.

Step 2. Add a piece of hard cheese chopped on a coarse grater to this potato mixture and mix everything well.Step 3. Next, prepare the batter for the balls. Break two chicken eggs into a separate bowl. Add sour cream to them and add salt and black pepper to your taste. Using a fork or whisk, beat these ingredients until smooth.

Step 4. Then pour whole grain flour into this mixture and knead the batter so that there are no lumps of flour.

Step 5.Form small balls from the mashed potatoes with wet hands and dip them into the prepared batter until it covers the balls completely.

Step 6. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Place the battered balls in a hot frying pan and fry on all sides until golden brown. The balls are fried quickly, because the potatoes are already ready.Step 7. Transfer the prepared balls to serving plates and serve immediately hot. Bon appetit!

Potato balls with ham and cheese

Using ingredients you always have in the refrigerator (ham and cheese) and boiled potatoes, you can quickly make potato balls using this recipe. The dish will be beautiful, tasty and can be safely placed even on a festive table. We chop these products, mix them, form them into balls and deep-fry them, but you can also bake them in the oven. A semi-finished product made from these ingredients can be frozen.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 150 gr.
• Hard cheese – 150 gr.
• Ham – 150 gr.
• Egg – 2 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Paprika - to taste.
• Vegetable oil for frying – 250 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately prepare the ingredients for the balls in the quantity specified in the recipe, calculating the number of servings you need. Wash the potatoes, boil them in their skins in advance and cool. Using a coarse grater, chop the ham, a piece of cheese and boiled potatoes.

Step 2. Place the crushed ingredients in a separate bowl, break two chicken eggs into them and add salt and spices. Then mix everything carefully until smooth.

Step 3. Using wet hands, form small balls of equal size from this dough.Roll them well in any breading: breadcrumbs, flour, bread crumbs.

Step 4. Heat a glass of vegetable oil in a deep-frying container, since if the oil is not hot enough, the balls will lose their shape. Place the formed balls into boiling oil and, while stirring, fry them until golden brown on all sides.

Step 5. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the fried balls to a paper towel to remove excess oil.

Step 6. Then transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot. Bon appetit!