Crispy Cheddar Mashed Potato Puffs

  2.5 – 2 reviews  

Deep-fried mashed potato puffs that have been battered and contain a cube of Cheddar and bacon. With chive sour cream, serve.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. ¾ cup sour cream, divided
  2. 1 teaspoon finely chopped chives or green onions
  3. 8 ounces Borden® Medium Cheddar Cheese Chunk, divided
  4. 2 medium russet potatoes, peeled and chopped
  5. 2 tablespoons Borden® Butter
  6. ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
  7. ⅛ teaspoon seasoned salt
  8. ⅛ teaspoon dry mustard
  9. ¼ teaspoon salt
  10. 15 bacon strips, cooked crisp and crumbled
  11. 1 cup beer batter dry mix
  12. Oil, as needed for frying

Instructions

  1. MIX 1/2 cup sour cream and chopped chives together in a small bowl. Refrigerate.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Shred 1/2 of cheese to make about 1 cup of shreds. Divide shreds into 8 piles, about 2-inches apart, on a silicone baking mat or parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake about 5 minutes or until cheese melts and becomes crisp. Let cool 5 minutes and remove from baking sheet. Reduce oven temperature to 180 degrees F.
  3. Cut the remaining 4 oz. cheese into 8 1/2-inch cubes. Form balls of mashed potato mixture, using an ice cream scoop. Make a small hole in center of each potato ball and fill with one cube Borden® Cheese. Cover with additional mashed potato so cheese is hidden inside. Refrigerate until ready to fry.
  4. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat to 375 degrees F. Prepare beer batter according to package directions; dip each mashed potato ball into batter, and deep-fry for about 5 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oil, and drain on paper towel. Reheat oil to 375 degrees F between batches. Keep potato puffs warm in the holding oven.
  5. Place potato puff on a plate; top with dollop of chive cream, a few chives and the Cheddar crisp. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 778 kcal
Carbohydrate 43 g
Cholesterol 133 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 31 g
Saturated Fat 27 g
Sodium 2331 mg
Sugars 1 g
Fat 45 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Jessica Patel
I wish I knew all the steps to making this kind of confusing
Melissa Hicks
What happened to the bacon? This recipe sounds good in theory but some important steps are missing. What do I do with the butter? Do I use milk to make the mash potatoes? Please fill in the blanks

 

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