These potato fritters are essentially cheese-filled potato pancakes consisting of only five ingredients. While you could certainly eat them as a snack or appetizer, they also make a great meatless main dish paired with a salad or steamed vegetables.
To make potato fritters, you mash steamed potatoes before mixing them with rice flour, salt, and sugar. Then, the mixture is shaped into patties that are stuffed with cheese before being pan-fried. These crispy potato fritters will surely become a staple in your kitchen since they are so delicious and easy to make.
What are Potato Fritters?
These potato fritters are basically a mashed potato mixture that is shaped into patties, stuffed with cheese, and pan-fried until golden. There are many types of potato fritters, but these ones are similar to the ones that originated in Piedmont, Italy which contains potatoes, flour, and cheese.
Pro Tips
- Use potatoes that mash well such as russet potatoes or yukon gold potatoes.
- When dividing the potato mixture into portions, use a measuring cup or scoop to ensure that each fritter is an even size.
- You can use whatever cheese you prefer in these fritters such as cheddar, mozzarella, gruyers, or provolone.
- Use a potato ricer to achieve the creamiest mashed potatoes ever.
- Feel free to add other seasonings to the potato fritter mixture such as garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, dried thyme, or Italian seasoning.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Use Sweet Potatoes for Sweet Potato Fritters?
Yes, if you enjoy sweet potatoes, you could use them to make these fritters instead. However, since sweet potatoes are less starchy that regular potatoes, you may need to increase the amount of rice flour you use so that the mixture reaches the correct consistency.
Are These Potato Fritters Gluten-Free?
Yes, they are! While many potato fritter recipes include all-purpose flour, this one includes glutinous rice flour, which is naturally gluten-free. Glutinous rice flour simply gets its name from the fact that the rice flour has such a sticky texture.
Can I Make Potato Fritters Dairy-Free?
Yes, if you are concerned about dairy, you could fill the fritters with vegan cheese.
How to Store Potato Fritters
These potato fritters can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Alternatively, you can freeze them for up to 3 months.
Ingredients
How to Make Potato Fritters
Peel and slice the potatoes into rounds. Steam them until they are soft and cooked through.
Peel and slice the potatoes into rounds. Steam them until they are soft and cooked through.
Mash the potatoes with a potato ricer. Stir the mashed potatoes with the flour, salt, and sugar until combined.
Mash the potatoes with a potato ricer. Stir the mashed potatoes with the flour, salt, and sugar until combined.
Divide the potato mixture into 7 portions, and shape them into patties, filling each one with some of the cheese.
Divide the potato mixture into 7 portions, and shape them into patties, filling each one with some of the cheese.
Heat some vegetable oil in a skillet set over medium heat. Add the fritters and cook them for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Heat some vegetable oil in a skillet set over medium heat. Add the fritters and cook them for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Allow them to cool slightly before serving.
Allow them to cool slightly before serving.
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