Author Notes
Looking for a different and interesting appetizer? This should do it! —mtlabor
Ingredients
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2 cups
garlic mashed potatoes
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1/2 pound
ground pork
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1
shallot, diced
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1/4 cup
button mushrooms, diced
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2 teaspoons
sugar
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2 teaspoons
fish sauce
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2 teaspoons
soy sauce
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salt and pepper to taste
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1/4 teaspoon
chinese 5 spice
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2 tablespoons
flour
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1-2
eggs, lightly beaten
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1 cup
panko bread crumbs
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vegetable oil, for frying
Directions
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In a medium bowl, mix the ground pork, shallot, mushrooms, sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and chinese 5 spice.
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Heat a large skillet under medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook pork mixture until browned and broken up. Turn off heat and set aside to cool.
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Once the pork mixture is cooled, mix in with mashed potatoes. Season with salt and pepper, if needed.
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Shape the mixture into small to medium sized balls, about 1 to 1 & 1/2 inch in diameter should be fine. Dip each ball into the flour, shaking off any excess. Then dip in eggs, and roll in panko.
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Heat a large dutch oven under medium high heat and fill with about 3 inches of oil. When temperature is about 350 F, start heating balls in batches, about 5 balls per batch should do it. Fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes or so, and drain on paper towels.
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Serve with sriracha sauce!
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