Delicious crispy potato cheese balls made with a mixture of Russet potatoes, mozzarella cheese, and seasoned batters, served hot with homemade ranch dressing.
1: Peel and cut the potatoes into small chunks.
2: Boil the potatoes for 10-15 minutes in salt water until fork-tender.
3: Mash the potatoes until nice and smooth.
4: Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cornstarch to the mashed potatoes, mixing until well combined.
5: Take 2-3 tablespoons of the potato mixture, flatten it out, stuff with mozzarella cheese, and shape it into a ball.
6: Place panko bread crumbs in a shallow dish for dry batter.
7: Whisk eggs, salt, and pepper in a separate dish for wet batter.
8: Dip each potato ball in the wet batter, then roll in the dry batter to coat.
9: Heat oil in a deep frying pan or wok over medium-high heat.
10: Fry potato balls in the hot oil until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
11: Remove fried potato balls from the oil and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
12: Serve the crispy potato cheese balls hot with ranch dressing.
13: To make ranch dressing, whisk together mayonnaise, buttermilk, sour cream, dried dill, garlic powder, black pepper, salt, and lemon juice until smooth.
