Potato Cheese Balls

Potato cheese balls ( sometimes called “Potato Cheese Balls packet”, “Potato Cheese Bites”, or “Shredded Potato Cheese Balls” ) are golden crisp balls that have an irresistibly gooey filling. The ultimate easy to do appetizer to serve at big or even small gatherings, to a quick snack you can enjoy all to yourself. This potato-cheese combination is best served with a side of mayo-based sauce.

Fried Mashed Potato Balls Video

I knew all about the potato cheese balls as I look up on “easy midnight snack recipes” on the internet. I will be hosting our barkada night soon and I would like to prepare an easy but tasty snack that me and my friends can enjoy while we binge watch our favourite movies. Potatoes are one of the most versatile food item. You can use as a side dish, as an appetizer, boil it, fry it, bake it or cook it however you like. Seeing this recipe, I decided to give it a try. The recipe looks so easy and who doesn’t like potatoes and cheese anyway?

Before my friends came into our house, I started preparing and cooking my potato cheese balls. I started boiling my potatoes and mash them. Forming the potato with cheese into balls may seem like a tough work but my niece helped me with it. I only need to pay her some of my potato cheese balls. We finished the potato cheese balls early and tried some. It was heaven. The cheese cube was just the right size to compliment the mashed potatoes. The overall saltiness and creaminess was perfect. My friends and I ran out of cheeseballs so we decided to just cook popcorn instead.

Potato Cheese Balls Ingredients :

• Potatoes – the main base of the dish.
• Butter – to add richness and moisture into the dish.
• Cornstarch – helps add crispiness into the batter.
• Salt and Pepper – to taste.
• Sugar – to add a bit of sweetness.
• Cheddar cheese – or choose any cheese you like just sliced these into cubes.
• All-purpose flour – will help the eggs cling better to the balls.
• Eggs – to help bind the breadcrumbs to the balls.
• Breadcrumbs – for extra crispiness and a beautiful golden texture.
• Oil – for frying.
• Mayonnaise and Ketchup – for the sauce, but feel free to use any type of sauce like ranch, siracha, garlic mayo etc.

Fried Cheese Balls Recipe :

Ingredients :

• 500 grams potatoes
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• cheddar cheese, cubed
• all-purpose flour
• eggs
• breadcrumbs
• oil for frying
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon ketchup

Steps :

1. Peel and slice potatoes. Boil the potatoes until soft. Once cooked, remove the potatoes from the water. Mash the potatoes until smooth.

2. Add butter, cornstarch, salt and pepper. [Optional] Add 1 teaspoon sugar. Mash until well-blended.
Also cut your cheese into small cubes.

3. Scoop your mashed potato. Put a cheese cube in the middle of the potato ball and form into a ball. Repeat until all the mashed potatoes are consumed. Freeze the balls for at least 1 hour to hold its shape when frying.

4. In a bowl, add flour or cornstarch. In another bowl, add eggs and scramble them. On the third bowl, add breadcrumbs. Coat the balls with flour, in eggs, and lastly, breadcrumbs.

5. Heat some oil in the pan for deep frying. Fry the balls until golden brown. Flip if needed. Once browned, take these out.

6. For the sauce, mix mayonnaise and the ketchup in a small bowl. Serve the potato cheese balls with the sauce and enjoy.

Questions: 

• Potato Cheese Balls Calories
  
  For these mashed potato cheese balls, there are around 60 to 200 per ball. Depending on the size and how much cheese you add.
  
• Can you make Baked Mashed Potato Balls without Breadcrumbs ?
  • To make these Fried Mashed Potato Balls without Breadcrumbs – you can replace this with cornflakes, rolled oats, nuts, crackers, and even chips.
  • Another option for Potato Cheese Balls without Breadcrumbs is to omit the breadcrumbs and just toss these in cornstarch without the egg wash. Then fry until it looks golden.

• What can you add into these Potatoes Cheese Balls ?
  • Potato Chicken Cheese Balls ( or Chicken Potato Cheese Balls ) – Add in ground chicken, or chopped chicken thighs that have been seasoned before hand before adding these into the batter. But if you’d like to make sure these have fully cooked, saute these before adding into the potato batter. You can even use cooked chicken from the grocery store chopped up to pieces.
  • Add in cured meats like pancetta for “Potato Pancetta Cheese Balls“. But also feel free to use ham, hotdogs, sausages, luncheon meats, SPAM, ground meats – chicken, pork, beef, or evn chopped seafoods like shrimps or squids.
  • Potato Corn Cheese Balls ( or Corn Potato Cheese Balls ) – another popular option is adding corn kernels into the potato batter. It adds a subtle sweetness as well as a tender crunch. You can use canned corn kernels, making sure to strain these before adding these into the batter. you can also steam the corn before slicing off the kernels. Though if you do have soft corn / young corn you can also add the kernels directly instead of steaming these beforehand.
  • Change up the dish and use sweet potatoes for “Sweet Potato Cheese Balls“.
  • Keep it simple as “Fried Mashed Potatoes Patties” – don’t add chese and just simple with the potatoes with spices like cumin, paprika, basil, or any seasoning or herbs for flavor.
  • It’s also great as a way to finish up leftovers. You can use anything you need to left go in the fridge, for example: vegetables, cooked or cured meats. Chopped then into medium to small bits and mixing this into the potato batter.

• Other ways to ‘Cook’ these Fried Potato Cheese Balls ?
  • Turn these into “Baked Potato Cheese Balls” by place these on a tray with parchment paper then drizzling or spraying these with oil. Bake at a 210°C or 400°F preheated oven for 10 – 15 minutes or until the top has browned before flipping and baking for another 6 – 10 minutes until it looks browned and crisp.
  • You can also make these into “Mashed Potato Cheese Balls Air Fryer” by spraying or drizzling these with oil. Baking the balls in the air fryer ( over parchment to make it easer to clean ) at 380°F for 4 – 7 minutes, or until lightly browned before flipping and baking for another 4 to 7 minutes. Repeat as needed until you get a nice golden shell.

• Can you store them longer ?

Frozen potato cheese balls can be kept int the fridge for a month or more. You do not need to thaw this out. Simply fry these until browned before taking these out. Also make sure to fry these in batches to avoid the balls from sticking to one another. Cooking these in batches also keeps the liquids from bursting out of the balls.

To know if the balls are still good to consume: Please check if they smell sour, or if you see gray or green fluffy molds around the balls.

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How to make Potato Cheese Balls ( Tagalog )

Mga Sangkap :

• 500 gramo ng patatas
• 1 kutsara ng mantikilya, pinalambot
• 1 kutsara ng cornstarch
• Asin at Paminta panlasa
• 1 kutsarita ng asukal
• cheddar cheese, hiniwa ng pa-cube
• Harina
• Itlog
• breadcrumbs
• Mantika pang prito
• 2 kutsara ng mayonnaise
• 1 kutsara ng ketchup

Paano Lutuin :

1. Balatan at hiwain ang mga patatas. Pakuluin hangang lumambot. Pag naluto na, tanggalin ang mga patatas sa tubig. I-mash ang mga patatas.
2. Haluan ng mantikilya, cornstach, asin at paminta. (Optional ) haluan ng asukal. Imash at ihalo ng mabuti. Hiwain ang mga keso ng pa-kubo.
3. I-scoop ang mga patatas. Lagya ng keso sa gitna nito at iproma ng pa-bola. Ulitin hanggang maubos ang lahat ng patatas. I-freeze ang mga bola ng 1 oras o higit pa. Ginagawa ito para hindi marisa ang mga bola kapag na prito na.
4. Sa mangkok, ilagay ang harina o cornstarch, sa iba ilagay ang itlog at batihin ito, at sa pangatlo ilagay ang mga breadcrumbs. Takpan ang mga bola ng harina, itlog, pagkatapos ang breadcrumbs.
5. Uminit ng mantika sa malalim na kawali. Iprito hanggang mag kayumanggi. Pagbaliktarin kung kinakailangan. Pag nag kayumanggi na ito, tanggalin.
6. Para sa sarsa, haluin ang mayonnaise at ketchup sa maliit na mangkok. Ihanda ang mga pritniong bola kasama ng sarsa at i-enjoy!