Cheesy Potato Balls with Cilantro Dip
Ingredients
Los Altos Natural Mexican Cream ( 1 container 15 oz.)
Los Altos Quesadilla cheese, grated
3 potatoes, peeled
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 cup of bread crumbs
1/2 cup of olive oil
2 cups vegetable or frying oil
1 lime
1 bunch of cilantro
Salt and pepper
Potato Balls
1. Cook the peeled potatoes in salted water.
2. Crush the potatoes and mix with the egg, the ground bread, salt and pepper.
3. Put a little flour on your hands to form a kind of small tortillas with this mixture and in the center of each one add cheese and close them forming balls.
4. Bread the balls in flour and let them rest in the refrigerator while you prepare the dip. Heat vegetable oil to 350 F in a pot.
Cilantro Cream Dip
1.Blend the 15 oz. cream with cilantro, salt and pepper. While the blender is still on, add the olive oil very slowly until it thickens. At the end add a few drops of lime.
2.Fry the balls and let them drain a bit on a rack. Serve them still hot and enjoy them with the cilantro dip.
Total Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Prep. Time
15 minutes
Difficulty
Intermediate
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