Colorful potato meatballs

AUTHOR
Melissa Olsen
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 1
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 750 g floury potatoes
  • 125-150 g Flour
  • 1 Egg (Gr. S)
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, white pepper
  • 3 tablespoons (30 g) butter/margarine for frying
  • 7-10 Tbsp With ham, spring onion & curd dip:
  • 1-2 Spring onions
  • 60 g cooked ham
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1/2 bunch Parsley
  • 250 g Low-fat curd
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Fresh cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, white pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp With fried egg & bacon:
  • 4 discs Bacon (breakfast bacon)
  • 4 eggs, salt, pepper (size S)
  • 7-10 Tbsp With tomato & mozzarella:
  • 1 medium sized tomato
  • 1 package (125 g) Mozzarella cheese
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, white pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Basil or parsley

Directions

  1. 1

    For the potato dough: Wash the potatoes and cook for about 20 minutes. Quench, peel and press or mash hot through a potato ricer. Let them cool down

  2. 2

    Knead flour and egg into the potatoes, season. Cut the potato dough in thirds

  3. 3

    With ham, spring onion & quark dip: Clean and wash spring onion and cut into thin rings. Cut the ham into small cubes. Knead under 1/3 of the potato dough and form 4 meatballs. Fry in 1 tbsp. hot fat for 8-10 minutes. In the meantime, peel the garlic for the dip, wash the parsley and chop both finely. Mix garlic, parsley, quark and crème fraîche. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep the meatballs warm

  4. 4

    With fried egg & bacon: Form 4 meatballs from another third of potato dough. Fry in 1 tbsp. hot fat for 8-10 minutes. Cut the bacon in half and fry until crispy in a second pan, remove. Then fry 4 eggs in the bacon fat to make fried eggs. Season. Cover meatballs with eggs and bacon. Keep warm

  5. 5

    With tomato & mozzarella: Form 4 meatballs from the remaining potato dough. Fry in 1 tablespoon of hot fat for 8-10 minutes

  6. 6

    In the meantime, wash the tomato and drain the mozzarella. Cut tomato and cheese into slices. Put both on the meatballs, season. Melt the cheese in a covered pan. Garnish with basil

  7. 7

    Arrange potato meatballs. Possibly serve with salad. By the way: The meatballs make a small main meal. Triple the topping ingredients for just one variation!

  8. 8

    Drink: Country wine or beer

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
630 kcal
CARBS
54 g
FATS
29 g
PROTEINS
35 g