Golden on the outside and crispy on the inside, these potato fritters offer a delicious appetizer to serve as a precursor to any meal. They only require a handful of ingredients and are so delicious with their crispy golden coating.
To make the potato fritters, mashed potatoes get combined with rice flour, cornstarch, salt, and pepper until combined. Then, the mixture gets shaped into cubes before being fried in hot oil. The resulting fritters are reminiscent of tater tots which are full of rich potato flavor.
What are Potato Fritters?
These potato fritters are fried morsels that consist of a seasoned potato mixture. The potatoes are boiled and mashed, and mixed with salt, pepper, cornstarch, and rice flour to give it a dough-like consistency. Then, the mixture gets shaped into squares before being fried in hot oil.
Pro Tips
- Use potatoes that are ideal for mashing such as russet potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes.
- If you find that the potato mixture is too soft to work with, feel free to add more rice flour and cornstarch as needed.
- If you would like precisely sized fritters, you can use a measuring tape to guide you when you are cutting the fritters.
- For added flavor and color, you could add chopped fresh herbs to the potato mixture such as chives or rosemary.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Potato Fritters Gluten-Free?
While many potato fritter recipes aren’t gluten-free due to the use of all-purpose flour, this is a gluten-free potato fritter recipe as it uses cornstarch and rice flour. These flours also impart a particularly light texture to the potato fritters.
Can I Add Other Seasonings to the Potato Fritters?
Yes, if you would like to make these potato fritters even more flavorful, you could add some cayenne pepper if you would like some heat, or even some dried herbs like thyme or oregano for some herbaceous notes.
How Do You Keep Potato Fritters From Falling Apart?
In the case of this potato fritter recipe, the natural starches in the potatoes along with an ample amount of cornstarch and rice flour helps hold the fritters together. However, if the potatoes you use are particularly wet, you can feel free to add more rice flour or cornstarch to the mixture to make it easier to handle.
How to Store Potato Fritters
These potato fritters can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 to 4 days. While you could reheat them in the microwave, heating them in an air fryer or oven is best as those methods will help re-crisp the fritters. You could also place the remaining potato fritters in a sealed container or bag in the freezer, and reheat them from frozen.
Ingredients
How to Make Potato Fritters
Boil the potatoes until tender. Place the cooked potatoes in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.
Boil the potatoes until tender. Place the cooked potatoes in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.
Peel the potatoes and mash them in a bowl.
Peel the potatoes and mash them in a bowl.
Stir the salt, pepper, rice flour, and cornstarch into the potatoes.
Stir the salt, pepper, rice flour, and cornstarch into the potatoes.
Shape the potato mixture into a ball and divide it in two pieces. Shape each portion into a log and cut them into squares. Press a fork into each square.
Shape the potato mixture into a ball and divide it in two pieces. Shape each portion into a log and cut them into squares. Press a fork into each square.
Fry the potato fritters in hot oil until golden brown.
Fry the potato fritters in hot oil until golden brown.
Serve immediately!
Serve immediately!
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