Golden, crispy spheres generously sprinkled with vibrant fresh parsley and blue cheese crumbles rest on a smooth pool of tangy buffalo sauce, all on a rustic wooden platter.

Buffalo Potato Poppers

Name: Buffalo Potato Poppers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: potatoes, 4 medium boiled and mashed; blue cheese, 3/4 cup crumbled; garlic, 2 cloves minced; fresh parsley, 1/4 cup chopped; buffalo sauce, 3/4 cup divided; panko breadcrumbs, 1 cup; eggs, 2 beaten; salt, to taste; pepper, to taste; olive oil, enough for shallow frying

Category Quick and Easy

Prep 15 minutes

Cook 30 minutes

Style American

Technique Frying

Diet Friendly Vegetarian

Daily Recipe: May 27, 2024

A delightful break from predictability, this recipe takes the quintessential American ingredient, the potato, and reinvents it in a refreshing, ‘gram-worthy, and, above all, delicious way. It pays homage to America's love for the fiery combination of Buffalo chicken - but with a vegetarian twist.

Ingredients (for 4)

Potatoes - 4 medium - boiled and mashed
Blue cheese - 3/4 cup - crumbled
Garlic - 2 cloves - minced
Fresh parsley - 1/4 cup - chopped
Buffalo sauce - 3/4 cup - divided
Panko breadcrumbs - 1 cup
Eggs - 2 - beaten
Salt - - to taste
Pepper - - to taste
Olive oil - - enough for shallow frying

Preparation

Step 1 - 🥔🧀🧂

Mix the mashed potatoes, blue cheese, minced garlic, chopped parsley, and half the buffalo sauce in a bowl. Remember to season with salt and pepper to your taste.
Step 2 - 🥔⚽

Shape the potato mixture into the size of golf balls.
Step 3 - 🥚🍞

Dunk each potato sphere first into the beaten eggs, then thoroughly coat with Panko breadcrumbs.
Step 4 - 🍳🔥

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the potato spheres and fry until they reach a golden brown color and crispy texture on all sides.
Step 5 - 🌶️🧀🌿

Top off the fried potato poppers with the remaining buffalo sauce. You can also garnish with additional blue cheese crumbles and fresh parsley. Serve while hot and enjoy!

Additional

An unexpected twist on American flavors, these Buffalo Potato Poppers are vegetarian friendly. If you prefer a non-vegetarian option, add some shredded chicken to the mix. Also, kids can help roll the potato spheres and dip them in the egg and breadcrumbs - just keep them safe from the frying part. Enjoy the burst of flavours!