You guys loved my cheesy potato croquette recipe but let’s be honest, it can be quite labour intensive. These cripsy potato balls are a much simplified version of that, less labour with the same amount of flavour – perfect side dish for dinner parties! Let me show you how to make it.

There are a few things to note:

1. The Potato: essentially mashed up boiled potatoes that are then seasoned. You can definitely play around with the seasonings and spices. I kept it simple with this recipe and stuck to the good old garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, teeney tiny bit of cumin, salt, pepper and parsley.
2. The Cheese: Parmesan is the way to go if you want flavour. You could also stuff some mozzarella inside the potato balls but make sure to have a thick layer of potato around the cheese so it doesn’t ooze out into your oil.

Ingredients

3 potatoes, peeled & chopped
3 tbsp corn starch
Parsley, minced

Spices: use what you want/have on hand, i used
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp cumin powder
salt + pepper

Parmesan Cheese, grated

Sweet Chilli Mayo (optional):
1 part sweet chilli sauce
1 part mayo

Method

1. Boil your potatoes in salted boiling water until fork tender. Drain and allow the potatoes to steam off most of its moisture.
2. Transfer the potatoes into a bowl and mash it well with either a fork or a potato ricer. Add in the corn starch, parsley and spices. Mix well to combine. Grab roughly 2 tbsp of mixture and roll it into a ball with your hands. Repeat until you run out of potato mixture.
3. Bring a pot of neutral oil to 170C/350F and carefully drop in the potato balls. Fry for approximately 10-12 minutes or until the balls are golden brown and crispy. Drained onto a paper towel.
4. Grate over parmesan and serve with sweet chilli mayo.