Fried Potato Balls and Straws
Ingredients
Directions
Use a scoop to cut the potatoes into balls and slice them into thin strips for the straws.
Soak the potato pieces in cold water for one hour.
Dry the potatoes between towels.
Fry a few pieces at a time in deep hot oil until golden.
Drain on paper towels and season with coarse sea salt.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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