How to make mashed potato balls. Potato balls for side dishes

Mashed potatoes are the most common side dish prepared in the Russian kitchen. In our country we love it very much for the variety of options for accompanying hot dishes.

Cutlets, sausages, goulash, meatballs, cabbage rolls, stuffed peppers- here is the smallest list of dishes that go well with potatoes. The list can be continued endlessly. Unfortunately, very often it turns out that there is a surplus of what was prepared for dinner. mashed potatoes, which someone later utilizes, someone freezes, someone comes up with a new dish. The next day, for example, you can fry pies with potatoes, bake them in the oven as a casserole, or make dumplings for dinner or for future use.

Taste Info Main potato dishes

Ingredients

• mashed potatoes - 6 tbsp. (with a slide);
• cottage cheese without lumps (fat) - 2-3 tbsp. l.;
• egg- 1 PC.;
• flour - 3 tbsp. l.;
• a pinch of baking powder;
• flour for breading - 0.5-1 tbsp;
• salt to taste;
• a pinch of sugar or honey;
• spices to taste;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. (for deep frying)

How to make breaded potato balls

To prepare the balls, you need to take cooled thick mashed potatoes. If you don’t have it ready, boil the peeled and diced potatoes until soft. Drain the liquid and use a masher to make homogeneous mass. Do not add water or milk to it, because it will be more convenient to form future buns from the thick mixture.

Place in a clean deep container vegetable puree and add 2 - 3 tablespoons to it fat cottage cheese no lumps. If desired, you can first rub it through a sieve. Curd mass can easily be replaced with filling grated cheese, ham or bacon. Therefore, each time you can get a completely new taste.

Beat one medium chicken egg into the potato mixture and mix with a spoon.


In order for our dough to become elastic, we need to add flour to it.

Then sprinkle in a pinch of baking powder to ensure a fluffier final result. Use salt and spices for this recipe according to your taste. I added the mixture ground peppers on the tip of the knife. Since it contains potato dough If you have cottage cheese, I recommend adding just a little (0.5 -1 tsp) honey or sugar to balance the taste.


Mix all ingredients thoroughly until a homogeneous elastic dough is obtained. Leave on the table under a towel for 10 minutes. During this time, the gluten will disperse as well as possible.


The consistency should be a slightly sticky dough with not a very dense structure. To make the process of forming potato balls easier, you need to wet your hands with water. Roll into small balls and roll them in flour or dry semolina. If you want to finished product was crispier, the flour should be replaced with breadcrumbs.


In a ladle with a narrow bottom and high walls, heat the vegetable oil for deep frying well. Lower the balls very carefully, 2 to 3 pieces at a time, until all the round balls are gone. It is preferable to cook over medium heat until golden crust. Their preparation should take no more than 7 minutes.

Step 1: Prepare the puree.

Step 2: Breading.

Step 3: Prepare mashed potato balls.

Step 4: Serve potato balls.

When forming puree balls, add fillings such as cheese or minced meat.

You can also use special crackers as a breading.

Add greens or finely chopped hot peppers to add a spicy taste.

Potatoes are universal product, from which you can prepare a mass delicious dishes. Today I want to offer a recipe potato balls with cheese. The dish turns out very tasty and beautiful. These balls can be served hot or chilled with various sauces. Prepare this dish for your family and I am sure they will love it.

Ingredients

To make potato balls with cheese you will need:

potatoes - 0.5 kg;

hard cheese - 100 g;

salt - to taste;

egg - 1 pc.;

flour - 2 tbsp. l.;

breadcrumbs - 4 tbsp. l.;

vegetable oil for frying.

Cooking steps

Prepare the necessary ingredients. Wash and boil the potatoes until tender in their skins, then cool, peel and grate on a medium grater.

Grate the cheese and add to the grated potatoes.

Mix everything well. The mass should be homogeneous and sticky.

Fry the balls until beautifully golden brown (2-3 minutes on each side) over medium heat. Place the finished potato balls with cheese on a paper towel to remove excess fat.

Serve so delicious and delicious dish hot or chilled with your favorite sauce.

Bon appetit!

• baked or boiled potatoes 5-6 pcs in peel,
• cottage cheese 1.5 cups,
• chicken egg 2 pcs.,
• salt to taste,
• honey if necessary
• butter 50-70 g,
• grated nutmeg pinch,
• garlic, optional
• a mixture of ground peppers, a pinch,
• flour 3 tbsp. l.,
• dry semolina 1 tbsp. l.,
• vegetable oil 500-700 ml,
• sour cream for serving.

Cooking process:

To make these snack balls, you need to prepare the potatoes in advance. To do this, bake or boil potatoes in their skins. I recommend baking potatoes; in this form they do not turn out watery, and they beneficial features preserve more than boiled potatoes.

Then peel the cooled potatoes and grate them on a fine grater. Transfer the mixture into a saucepan.

Add cottage cheese of any fat content, beat in two chicken eggs.

Add salt to taste, a pinch nutmeg and a mixture of ground peppers. If you use sour cottage cheese, then I recommend adding a little honey (1-2 tsp) to the mixture.

Add soft butter and a heaped spoonful of dry semolina to the potato-curd mass.

Mix the result potato dough and add wheat flour.

You will have a soft and slightly sticky dough. Line a cutting board with film or a regular bag. Wet your hands with water and roll the potatoes into small balls. Place the balls on the film.

By the way, such balls can be made with filling inside. For example, you can take grated liver from fried onions and carrots. Flatten the dough on your hand and spread some filling. Form balls with filling and also place on film. It is important that the filling is not wet and liquid, so that it is convenient to form semi-finished products.

Pour vegetable oil into a ladle or any other narrow but tall pan, as for deep frying. Heat the oil well and deep fry the potato balls in small portions until golden brown over medium heat.

Transfer the finished products to a plate for serving.

Serve sour cream in a sauceboat.

Olga Bondas told how to make potato and cottage cheese balls, recipe and photo by the author. And this is what the stuffed balls look like, very tasty, believe me!

Description

Potato balls deep fried- this is very hearty dish, which can be used as an alternative to French fries. At the same time, the recipe for deep-fried mashed potato balls includes great amount fillings for stuffing the ball. Hot snack can be filled with hard or soft cheese, ham, minced meat, fish or seafood, pieces of pickled vegetables, nuts or dried fruits. And you can serve the treat with cheese, creamy, nut, mushroom, tomato or mustard sauce.

If you have ready-made mashed potatoes, you can make potato balls at home very quickly. And if you decide to specially prepare mashed potatoes for this recipe, then make sure that the potatoes have cooled sufficiently. Infused puree retains its shape better than freshly prepared puree. But also with fresh product you can prepare a tasty, aromatic, crispy dish if you correct proportion add flour. However, the required proportion of flour in potatoes should be determined individually, that is, the mass should be strong for modeling, but not too sticky and sticky.

By the way, this dish is quite high in calories, but no less tasty. It is the deep-fried snack that acquires such a crispy, incomparable, piquant crust. For children who would like to be given only useful things, as well as people who are accustomed to proper nutrition, you can slightly change the cooking process. You can make your own cheese and potato balls just as quickly and easily in the oven or slow cooker.

You will read more about the options for preparing potato balls below in a detailed step-by-step photo recipe.

Ingredients

• 
  (720 g)
• 
  (80 g)
• 
  (1 tbsp.)
• 
  (1 tbsp.)
• 
  (1/2 tbsp.)
• 
  (2 pcs.)
• 
  (1.25 tbsp.)

Cooking steps

Prepare all components of the dish. As already written above, flour should be added strictly by definition for viscosity. The calculation of ingredients is based on ready-made, steeped and frozen mashed potatoes.



Add flour, feta cheese, onion and dill to the potatoes. Salt and pepper should be added to taste, but keep in mind that the feta cheese will add a little saltiness to the appetizer, and sauces can add spiciness to the dish later.



Mix all products until large lumps dissolve. Let us remind you that the finished mass should be slightly dry, but keep round shape without blurring or falling apart.



Ready mass You can set it aside for a while and start breading. To bread the potato balls you will need breadcrumbs, beaten eggs and flour. It is advisable to immediately divide the mashed potatoes into medium balls; from this amount of ingredients you should get about 20-25 pieces.



Place the finished balls on a table or cutting board and sprinkle with flour. Then dip each ball in the egg and then roll in bread crumbs. Breaded balls are dipped into a large number of red-hot vegetable oil for 3 minutes or until deep golden brown. Or you can bake the potato balls in the oven for about 10 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.



Place the finished deep-fried potato balls first on a paper towel and then on a serving dish. Serve the appetizer hot with various sauces. Sliced ​​pieces would also be appropriate for the dish. fresh vegetables and lettuce leaves.



Bon appetit!