Name: Potato puffs
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 600 gram coliban potatoes, peeled, chopped coarsely; 50 gram butter, softened; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 3 rindless bacon slices (195g), chopped finely; 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour; 1 egg, beaten lightly; 2 green onions, chopped finely; 3/4 cup (90g) finely grated gruyère cheese; vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Ingredients

600 gram coliban potatoes, peeled, chopped coarsely

50 gram butter, softened

1 clove garlic, crushed

3 rindless bacon slices (195g), chopped finely

1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour

1 egg, beaten lightly

2 green onions, chopped finely

3/4 cup (90g) finely grated gruyère cheese

vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Method

1.Boil, steam or microwave potato until tender; drain. Mash potato in medium bowl with butter and garlic until smooth; cool.

2.Meanwhile, cook bacon in oiled small frying pan until crisp; drain on absorbent paper. Add bacon, flour, egg, onion and cheese to potato mixture; stir until combined.

3.Heat oil in large deep frying pan; deep-fry level tablespoons of the potato mixture, in batches, until browned. Drain on absorbent paper.

4.Serve with sour cream, if you like.

You can also use nicola or pink-eye potatoes for this recipe. You can substitute 100g crumbled blue cheese for the gruyère, or add 310g can drained corn kernels for a delicious corn-flavoured potato puff.
Note

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