Potato balls: fast, original and simple

For a long time already potatoes occupy almost the main place on our tables. It is fried, boiled, baked, soups and roasts are made with it - in general, it is the most indispensable vegetable for Russians, which is popular all year round. But you will agree that many traditional dishes from potatoes are already boring and have become familiar, and yet sometimes you want to treat yourself and your relatives with something special, unusual, but it is not very difficult to prepare. Delicious dishes from potatoes can be easily created with their own hands - it is enough to show a little ingenuity, and the habitual tubers will acquire new taste qualities. Recently, overseas french fries have made their way to our kitchens, but this does not stop there. Today we will talk about how to cook tasty, beautiful and original potato balls. This is a very light dish, which even a beginning hostess can master. A detailed instruction will make it tasty and fast.

How to cook potato balls: step by step instructions for a cook.

First you need to prepare all the ingredients for our delicious dishes. It is necessary to take:

• A half kilogram of potatoes (pick up tubers about the same size),
• 100 grams of cheese (preferably solid varieties),
• 100 grams of ham (also suitable for bacon)
• 2 raw chicken eggs,
• One and a half to two glasses of vegetable oil (it is desirable to choose an odorless oil),
• breadcrumbs
• Spices to taste (salt and pepper are obligatory components, but if you want to add a little curry or ground paprika to them, it will be tastier).

Potato tubers are carefully washed with a brush and set to stew right in the uniforms. While the main ingredient is being prepared, we will prepare everything that is needed for perfect potato balls. Eggs carefully loosened with a fork or vzobem mixer to homogeneity, adding a pinch of salt and pepper. Dry the breads in a dry clean plate, if desired, you can add a little spices in them - so it's getting sharper. Cheese and ham are cut into small cubes (not more than 1 centimeter) and also poured into a separate plate.

Potato lightly cool, remove his uniform and mash in puree (you can add one more egg for viscosity). From the received weight we form our potato balls, inside each we place on a slice of cheese and a ham - it will be a stuffing which will refresh and diversify taste of a dish. Depending on the tastes of your family, cheese and ham can be replaced with fried mushrooms, sausage, butter or greens, or you can get along without any stuffing.

We warm the vegetable oil in deep-frying or in any dishes with a thick bottom, and dip the potato balls into it. Pre-dipping them in an egg, and then carefully crumble in breadcrumbs. Since the potatoes are already ready, the frying time should not exceed 10 minutes. During this time, the cheese inside will have time to melt slightly and get a stiff consistency, and the potato balls themselves will be covered with a delicious crispy crust with a light piquant taste that will provide spice added to the breadcrumbs.

Of this amount of ingredients, about 50 balls will be produced, so that the weight of the components can vary depending on the number of those who will eagerly wait for another delicious dish at the table.

There are balls better hot, in this condition they are the most delicious. You can serve them with your favorite sauce - garlic, Georgian, sour cream, or simply decorate the dish with herbs and vegetables. In any case, potato balls will become a popular and popular option for breakfast or lunch in your family. Just remember that this is a high-calorie dish, so it is not necessary to cook it too often, especially for those who watch the figure.