Stuffed Sweet Potato Bites
Serves: 2
Citlalli Gibson
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
55
Spice
48
Sweetness
47
Sourness
44
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
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Special equipment: 1 kitchen syringe (think turkey syringe at Thanksgiving) In a large mixing bowl, add the chopped sweet potato fries, Cheddar, honey, 1/2 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of panko bread crumbs, 1 egg, salt, bacon salt seasoning, and chilled butter, and begin to mix rigorously with your hands
2
When the items are incorporated properly you can begin to form bite-size balls with the mixture
3
If the sweet potato mixture is not forming properly, add more flour and mix again
4
After forming the balls, put them on a plate, side by side, until all the mixture is used
5
When the plate is filled, wrap in plastic wrap and put it in the freezer for at least 1 hour
6
While the balls are freezing, prepare a "dredging" station
7
This should consist of (in this order) 1 bowl of seasoned flour (seasoning with salt and pepper is fine, you can also add more bacon salt seasoning) 1 bowl with 2 beaten eggs, and 1 bowl with seasoned panko bread crumbs (same seasoning as flour)
8
When the bites are frozen begin the drudging process
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You do this by rolling the balls in the flour, then dipping in the egg, then rolling them in the bread crumbs
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Repeat this process with all the sweet potato bites
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Fill a frying pan half way full with canola oil
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Heat the oil to about 350 to 375 degrees F
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When the proper temperature is achieved, gently drop the bites into the oil and cook until the entire outer layer of the bite is a golden brown
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Transfer the bites to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess oil
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When all the balls have been fried and are cooling, take a small mixing bowl and mix the sour cream and the bacon ranch dip mix until it is totally incorporated
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Take the tip of the kitchen syringe and put in the dip; pull the lever to transfer the dip into the shaft of the syringe
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Insert the needlepoint of the syringe into the center of a sweet potato bite, then gently inject the dip into the bite
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You may need to experiment with 1 or 2 bites before you get the technique down
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You want to slightly fill the bite, but not overstuff it to the point where the dip leaks out
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Continue this process until all the bites have been filled
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Arrange the bits on a serving platter and serve warm