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Recipe : **** Potato Balls With Meat Filling

Potato Balls With Meat Filling
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Course:
Main Dish

Practical information

  • Prep time
    25 min
  • Cooking
    50 min
  • Ready in
    1 h 15
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Price
    Very friendly budget
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Categories

Budget:
friendly
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Category:
Vegetable recipes
Tags:
meat, Potato

Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 2 lt potatoes, peeled, cut 1" cubes
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • salt and pepper
  • nutmeg, freshly ground
  • 4 lrg eggs, separated, beaten
  • 2 shallot, minced
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or veg oil
  • 1 tblsp all-purpose flour
  • 250 g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 250 g beef or chicken leftovers, diced
  • 130 ml milk
  • vegetable oil for deep frying
  • 1 ml cup beef stock

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    Steam potatoes until soft.
  • 2
    Preheat oven to 149°C.
  • 3
    Meat filling: Melt butter or oil in a saucepapn.
  • 4
    Add the shallots and onion and saute over a low fire.
  • 5
    Add the flour and let brown.
  • 6
    Moisten with the beef stock.
  • 7
    Season with salt and pepper and let reduce over moderate heat.
  • 8
    Stir in the diced meat.
  • 9
    Set the mixture aside.
  • 10
    Rub the potatoes through a ricer or food mill into a pan.
  • 11
    Add the butter and milk.
  • 12
    Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
  • 13
    Beat the pureed potatoes well over low heat, 3-5 minutes until they are very dry and thick.
  • 14
    Add 2 beaten eggs.
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    Beat again.
  • 16
    Your puree should be very thick.
  • 17
    Remove from the fire and cool.
  • 18
    Make balls the size of an egg with the potato puree.
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    Flatten them lightly and make an indentation in the middle of each.
  • 20
    Heat oil to 185°C.
  • 21
    Dip the balls of potato puree in beaten egg and then in breadcrumbs.
  • 22
    Fry in the hot oil, in batches, until golden, about 2 minutes.
  • 23
    drain on towels and put aside.
  • Ready !