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🍽️ Crispy Potato Broccoli Balls
473 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 kg floury potatoes
- salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 100 g flour
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 300 g broccoli
- salt
- sliced almonds (for turning)
- 750 ml oil (for frying)
Instructions
- 1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly.
- 2. Place the unpeeled potatoes in a pot with salted water.
- 3. Boil the potatoes for about 25 minutes until they are soft.
- 4. Drain the cooking water.
- 5. Let the potatoes steam in the pot and cool them down completely.
- 6. Peel the cooled potatoes.
- 7. Press the potatoes through a potato ricer.
- 8. Put the mashed potatoes into a bowl.
- 9. Add flour, egg yolks, oil, and one teaspoon of salt.
- 10. Knead the ingredients into a smooth dough.
- 11. Wash the broccoli.
- 12. Remove the tough stems from the broccoli.
- 13. Divide the broccoli into small florets.
- 14. Boil the broccoli florets for 4 minutes in boiling salted water.
- 15. Drain the broccoli.
- 16. Shock the broccoli immediately in ice-cold water.
- 17. Lightly dust a work surface with flour.
- 18. Shape the potato dough into a long roll.
- 19. Dust the roll with flour again.
- 20. Cut the roll into 16 equal pieces.
- 21. Flatten each piece slightly.
- 22. Form a small indentation in the center of each piece.
- 23. Place one broccoli floret in the indentation.
- 24. Moisten your hands slightly.
- 25. Shape each piece into a small ball.
- 26. Roll the balls in sliced almonds.
- 27. Make sure the balls are completely covered with almonds.
- 28. Heat the oil in a pot or deep fryer.
- 29. Fry the balls in batches.
- 30. Fry them for about 5 minutes.
- 31. Remove the balls from the oil when they are golden brown and crispy.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 473
- Protein: 4 g · Fett/Fat: 45 g · Carbs: 15 g