Recipe: Tasty Loaded Potato Fritters

Loaded Potato Fritters. Mash together potatoes, cream, butter and beef base until blended. Stir in eggs, cheese and bacon. How do you make Loaded Mashed Potato Fritters?

Loaded Potato Fritters Hover to Zoom Click to enlarge All the flavors of a baked potato with cheddar, bacon, sour cream and green onion. Creamy Ranch Sauce included for dipping. You can have Loaded Potato Fritters using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Loaded Potato Fritters

1. You need 1 cup of leftover mashed potatoes.
2. It's 1 cup of frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed.
3. Prepare 2 tbsp of all purpose flour.
4. Prepare 4 of strips bacon, fried and crumbled.
5. It's 1/4 of scallions, chopped fine.
6. You need 2/3 cup of shredded cheese, I use colby jack or cheddar, but use whatever kind you like..
7. Prepare 1 of salt and pepper to taste.
8. It's 2 of eggs, slightly beaten.
9. It's 2 cup of bread crumbs: plain, italian or panko. use whatever kind of bread crumbs you want..
10. It's 1 of oil for frying, enough to cover fritters while deep frying..

Stir these ingredients together until all have been fully blended into the mashed potatoes. Pour the panko crumbs out onto a dinner plate. Loaded Potato Fritters - I wasn't expecting large potato balls, I was picturing the cheap potato skins you get at a chain sports bar. The crispy skin with the soft potatoes and the sauce that was drizzled over was on point.

Loaded Potato Fritters step by step

1. Stir together both kinds of potatoes with flour. add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in bacon, cheese and scallions..
2. Roll tablespoon of mixture into ball and dip in egg, then roll into breadcrumbs. Repeat with all of mixture..
3. Deep fry at 350°F until brown and crispy on the outside..
4. Remove from oil and place on paper towel to absorb excess oil from getting..
5. Let cool several minutes before serving..
6. Serve with ranch our honey mustard dipping sauce..
7. Makes 20 fritters..

My friend and I were scraping the plate with our spoons for more sauce. All of the goodness of a fully loaded baked potato in one bite. They are a delightful blend of potatoes, aged sharp cheddar, green onions, bacon and sour cream (Contains Milk and Egg). The possibilities are endless with this new fritter. Drain the liquids and then wrap grated potatoes and onion with cheesecloth or kitchen towel, twist cheesecloth into a pouch and squeeze out excess liquids.