Appetizing and delicious balls of potatoes and cheese are an original appetizer that will appeal to everyone, without exception. This recipe is very simple, everyone can cook such a dish.
Ingredients:
- 400 g potatoes (about 5-6 pcs);
- 100 g flour;
- 1 onion;
- 2 chicken eggs;
- 100 g of hard cheese;
- a couple of cloves of garlic;
- croutons for breading.
Preparation:
- Wash the potatoes, peel them, grind them on a grater (coarse or fine, each of them's choice).
- Grind the onion into gruel (grated or with a blender).
- Mix the previously prepared ingredients and put in a sieve, through it you need to squeeze out the excess liquid formed during the processing of products. Then transfer to a deep container, where we will knead the potato dough.
- Chop the garlic cloves and add to the potatoes.
- Grate a piece of cheese coarsely into a separate bowl, mix with ordinary salt. Add flour here, mix thoroughly so that the products are evenly distributed among themselves. Beat in a couple of eggs, stir again, you get a viscous cheese consistency.
- Combine potato and cheese masses, mix well (you can use your hands) until smooth.
- The cheese and potato dough is ready, now you can roll the balls. They should all be about the same size, about 4-5 cm in diameter.
- The further cooking method may vary:
- Fried balls. Roll each ball in breadcrumbs and fry in a large amount of oil until tender. It is better to catch them with a slotted spoon, and then fold them on a paper towel, which will absorb excess oil from them.
- Steamed balls. The rolled balls do not need to be rolled in anything, but put as they are on the steaming wire rack, cook for about 20 minutes. This version of the dish is suitable for those who cannot eat fried foods or who are on a diet.
