| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 34 min |
| Prep: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 4 min |
| Yield: | varies depending on size |
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 20 saltine crackers
- 4 cups kettle cooked potato chips
- 1 can chopped pork and ham product (recommended: Spam)
- Handful sliced pickles
- 2 pounds cream cheese
- All-purpose flour for hands
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
- Batter: Combine all of the ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
- Breading: Pulse the crackers and potato chips in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer the mixture to a shallow bowl.
- Filling: Cut the canned meat into chunks and put it into a food processor with the pickle slices. Pulse until the mixture becomes chunky. Do not overmix.
- Roll pieces of the cream cheese into 1 1/2-ounce balls with floured hands to avoid sticking. Fatten each ball with the palm of your hand. Portion out the meat mixture to match the amount of cheese balls. Put a portion of the meat into the middle of a cheese ball and fold the cheese over the meat to enclose. Once you have a ball formed, dip it in the batter and then roll it in the cracker mixture. Repeat with the remaining cheese balls and meat.
- Heat about 1-inch of vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Gently fry the bites, in batches, until golden brown. Remove them from the oil to a serving platter and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 24 servings |
| Calories | 341 |
| Total Fat | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 13 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 84 mg |
| Sodium | 242 mg |
Reviews
I cut the recipe in half and made 9 bites. They were fantastic!! They became the main course. Went great with sweet asian chili sauce mixed with sriracha. Definitely make it again.
Delightful!
I live in the Twin Cities and every time we go to the Blue Door Pub, we order these. They are fantastic!
think I will love it
These are fantastic!!
These were very tasty. Quite a lot of work! You definitely can’t eat more than a couple. This recipe makes about 20, so be sure to have a crowd if you plan on making these.
AMAZING! Easy to make, and impossible to resist!! The breading is super crunchy, the inside is total cheesy ooey gooey goodness and the combo of Spam and pickles is a surprisingly great combo! We intended these as appetizers, but they became the main course. A++
Fantastic! Made them for a superbowl party. Tastes awesome with a little sweet asian chili sauce. The recipe made about 20 for us. Highly recommend.
they were awesome!! Crunchy on the outside, cheesy ham pickle on the inside. Made them for the Superbowl, everyone loved them!