Snowball Potatoes

Recipe courtesy Ingrid Hoffmann

Show: Simply Delicioso with Ingrid HoffmannEpisode: Lemon Lime

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (64)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: 3 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 28 min

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Ingredients

4 medium russet potatoes, peeled
1 tablespoon salt
2 ounces Oaxaca or any other soft white cheese, cubed
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
Salt and pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Put potatoes in a large pot and fill with water until potatoes are just covered. Add the 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are very soft, about 40 minutes.

Press potatoes through a potato ricer or pulse in a bowl with an immersion hand blender until they are mashed. Let sit for a few minutes until just cool enough to handle.

Cut the white cheese in 1/2-inch cubes.

Prepare a baking sheet with foil wrap and coat with vegetable spray or rub with oil.

Put bread crumbs in a small bowl.

While mashed potatoes are still warm, form into 2-inch balls and insert 1 cheese cube in center, then roll into bread crumbs and place on cookie sheet. Wash hands and dry after every third ball so the potatoes will form evenly and not stick to the bread crumbs in your hand. Quantity should make about 10 balls.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, serve immediately.

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Barbara New York, NY 11-06-2009
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Great recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I like this recipe; I cooked the potatoes in chicken stock with a few cloves of garlic so the potatoes were already getting... great flavor. While potatoes were cooking I rendered 4 strips of bacon. I removed all but 2 tbspn of bacon fat and added chopped onion. After potatoes were drained I mashed them and added parmesan cheese+ crips bacon crumbles+ carmelized onion+ a little bit of cilantro. Tasted to make sure it was salty enough. I added one egg and after mixing all ingredients together and breading in flour and breadcrumbs mixture I fry oval shaped potatoes cakes in the remaining bacon fat until golden brown on both sides. Use your imagination and personalize this recipe. Truly tasty, thanks Ingrid!!! Read more
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Zena Austell, GA 05-14-2009
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Good with creative enhancements
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

My family enjoyed these. An extra benefit is that they are fun for the kids to make. Next time I will add bigger cubes of... cheese and add panko to the bread crumbs like another person did, for a crispier finish. Anyone have any ideas on how to make them brown better? I baked them on an oiled cookie sheet and another time wrapped in foil, but the color is always lighter than her result on the show.Read more
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Chelsea Bakersfield, CA 04-23-2009
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Great Twist on Potatoes
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Yum! I used cheddar cheese instead and I mixed in parmesan and panko bread crumbs with the regular bread crumbs and they had... a great crunch! Yum!Read more
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Bonnie Edmonton, AB 01-03-2009
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People People
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

If you would just stop and think about it, yes they do sound a bit bland, so why didn`t you use your head and crank it up a... notch by addind other things.Read more
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Gwen Lancaster, OH 02-06-2008
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Something different
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved these snowballs. You can take the ordinary and turn them into something wonderful. My son is sick of the same old,... same old, but he loved these. He's 9 and it's a wonderful recipe that he can help with.Read more
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Leslie Plantation, FL 01-06-2008
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Creativity is key!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

First, let me just say after reading some of the reviews,I can't believe how cynical our society can be! PLEASE..the recipe... itself is the building block for making what could be a very personal, creative side dish. I really like some of the ideas people added. I used Tony Chachere's seasoning and pepper jack cheese and it was fabulous! I don't usually sign up for these things b/c of the onslought of emails that come in afterwards, but I really felt compelled to after reading some of the ratings! The latin culture is warm, genuine and loving people. Ingrid is a fine representation of this. What's with all the negativity???Read more