Recipe

Potato and goat cheese puffs

These potato and goat cheese puffs will make a moreish and tasty addition to your next dinner party hors-d'oeuvre selection. To save on time, make them in advance and cook just before serving.

  • 40 mins cooking
  • Makes 36 Item
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Ingredients

Potato and goat cheese puffs
  • 600 gram potatoes, chopped coarsely
  • 50克的屁股er
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 3 bacon rashers (210g), rind removed, chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour
  • 1 egg, beaten lightly
  • 2 green onions, chopped finely
  • 100 gram firm goat cheese, crumbled
  • vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Method

Potato and goat cheese puffs
  • 1
    Boil, steam or microwave potato until tender; drain. Mash potato in medium bowl with butter and garlic until smooth; cool 10 minutes.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, cook bacon in small non-stick frying pan until crisp; drain on absorbent paper. Add bacon to potato mixture with flour, egg, onion and cheese; stir until combined.
  • 3
    Heat oil in wok. Roll level tablespoons of the potato mixture into balls; deep-fry balls, in batches, until browned lightly. Drain on absorbent paper.