{"id":2061,"date":"2023-08-26T13:37:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2023-08-26T13:38:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:38:01","slug":"fried-mashed-potato-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/26\/fried-mashed-potato-balls\/13\/37\/2061\/59\/appdev2098\/easy-breakfast\/fried-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Fried Mashed Potato Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fried Mashed Potato Balls are a delicious appetizer snack using up leftover mashed potatoes with bacon, cheese, green onions and lightly battered with breadcrumbs, parmesan and egg. They&#8217;re crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. So good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3\u00a0cups\u00a0mashed potatoes,\u00a0see note<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 1\/2\u00a0cups\u00a0cheddar cheese,\u00a0shredded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2\u00a0cup\u00a0green onions,\u00a0chopped<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/4\u00a0cup\u00a0cooked bacon\u00a0,\u00a0crumbled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00a0cup\u00a0jack cheese,\u00a0in 1\/2&#8243; cubes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2\u00a0cup\u00a0parmesan cheese,\u00a0grated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00a0large\u00a0egg,\u00a0beaten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2&nbsp;cup&nbsp;bread crumbs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\u00a0cups\u00a0oil,\u00a0for deep frying<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dipping sauce,\u00a0of choice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To a large bowl, add the potatoes, cheddar cheese, green onions and bacon. Mix until combined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scoop the potato mixture into 1 1\/2 inch balls and set on a plate. Press a jack cheese cube into the middle of each ball, and form the potato around it. Chill for 15 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beat the egg in a small-medium bowl. In another medium bowl, add the bread crumbs, parmesan, salt and pepper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add oil to a deep fryer or medium sized pot, it should be a depth of nearly 3 inches. Heat to 375\u00b0F.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One by one, using tongs if available, dip each mashed potato ball in the beaten egg and then dredge in bread crumbs. Place on a plate and set aside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the oil is hot, use a slotted spoon to gently add 3-4 balls into the pot. Fry for 2-3 minutes gently moving them around to brown evenly. Remove to a paper towel lined plate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat for remaining balls. Serve with your favorite dipping sauces and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fried Mashed Potato Balls are a delicious appetizer snack using up leftover mashed potatoes with bacon, cheese, green onions and lightly battered with breadcrumbs, parmesan and egg. They&#8217;re crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. So good! Ingredients Instructions&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fried-items"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Fried-Mashed-Potato-Balls.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2061"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2063,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2061\/revisions\/2063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}