Potato-Broccoli Balls
Potato-Broccoli Balls is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the lunch category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 1 kg starchy potatoes
- Salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 100 g flour
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 300 g broccoli
- Salt
- almond flakes (for turning)
- 750 ml oil (for frying)
Instructions
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1.
Wash the potatoes, cook them with skins in salted water for about 25 minutes until soft, drain, steam to remove moisture and let cool. Peel and press through a potato masher, then mix with flour, egg yolks, olive oil, and 1 tsp salt into a dough.
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2.
Wash and trim the broccoli, cut into small florets.
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3.
Blanch the broccoli florets in boiling salted water for 4 minutes, drain and immediately shock them in ice water.
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4.
On a floured work surface roll the potato dough into a log, dust with flour, and cut into 16 pieces. Flatten each piece slightly, form a shallow well, and place one broccoli floret on top of each.
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5.
With damp hands shape small balls around the florets, then roll them in almond flakes.
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6.
Heat oil in a pot or fryer and fry the balls in batches for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
