Fried Potato Balls
How do you enjoy eating potatoes? Here is one of the delicious ways I enjoy my potatoes. It's simple, quick, and tastes amazingly good!
- Reading time
- 1 MIN READ
- Ingredients
- 8 INGREDIENTS
- Step photos
- 1 PHOTOS
- Video
- VIDEO
How do you enjoy eating potatoes? This is one of the delicious ways I enjoy my potatoes. It's simple, quick, and tastes amazingly good!
This is a great way you can use up leftover potatoes. You can make it plain or add veggies, cheese, fish, minced meat, etc.
INGREDIENTS / 08
- Irish potatoes - 10 small pieces
- Salt - to taste
- Hot pepper - to taste
- Chopped onion - 2 - 3 tablespoons
- Chopped green pepper - 2 - 3 tablespoons
- Corn flakes - 2 - 3 cups
- Eggs - 2
- Oil for frying
METHOD / 11
1 MIN READ- 01
Peel and rinse the potatoes and transfer into a pot. Cover with water, add some salt to taste and cook until softened.
- 02
The potatoes should just be soft and not mushy.
- 03
Drain, transfer into a bowl and mash with a fork. It doesn't have to be completely smooth. Allow it cool a bit.
- 04
Add the chopped peppers and onion and mix to combine. Set aside to cool completely.
- 05
Scoop about a tablespoon of mashed potatoes into your palm, and shape into a ball. Repeat the process till the mash potatoes are used up then freeze on a single layer for 45 minutes.
- 06
Crush the cornflakes, and transfer to a bowl. Break two eggs into another bowl, season with salt and whisk to combine.
- 07
Meanwhile, heat up some oil for deep frying.
- 08
Dip the potato balls in the whisked egg, then transfer into the corn flakes to coat well, then gently drop into the hot oil.
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Repeat the process.
- 10
Fry until golden. Remove from the oil and transfer to a paper-lined bowl/plate to soak up excess oil.
- 11
Serve and Enjoy!
WATCH THE RECIPE VIDEO
I served mine with some fried pepper sauce and fish.
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RECIPE BY
Dolapo Grey
PUBLISHED JULY 25, 2020
