Smoked Mashed Potato Balls (aka MBP's)

eccj · February 23, 2015, 06:50:37 PM

I was supposed to have these alongside our steaks for V-day but we got hungry and couldn't wait!

They are super simple to make.

Ingredients:

6 jumbo potatoes cubed
3 eggs beaten (egg wash)
6 pieces of Bacon
8oz block of Cheddar Cheese cubed
2 cups of Panko Breadcrumbs
1 stick of butter
1/3 cup of grated Peccorino Romano cheese
1 cup of heavy cream (our whole milk/ half & half
1/3 cup of EVOO
Onion Powder (to taste)
Garlic Powder (to taste)
Liberal amount of Salt & Pepper

Prep

Boil the potatoes for 2 to 3 hours until fully cooked. I left the skin on. Get out your potato masher and go to work!

Put your Bacon in the oven on a sheet of foil or cookie pan. At 400 degrees it well crisp within 15 mins.

Crumble your Bacon, add it to the potatoes along with the butter, salt, pepper, heavy cream,EVOO, OP & GP! Once everything is mashed together
Take a cube of cheese and form a golf ball sized ball of mashed potatoes around it.

Sorry didn't take pics while prepping in the kitchen.

Dip the balls in the egg wash, then sprinkle the panko breadcrumbs all over the ball.

I put them on the grill after the steaks were done but I had to add more charcoal and a little Bradford pear for the smoke. Once the temp reached 300 degrees these were done in 45 mins.

A couple days later I reheated what was left and did the rest of the Bacon for a late night snack!

1buckie · February 23, 2015, 06:58:04 PM

OoHooooo.......potato cheese grenades !!!

Thanks for this one !!!

Looks just grand !!!!

WNC · February 24, 2015, 06:42:56 AM

Damn those look good!

MrHoss · February 24, 2015, 06:47:01 AM

Gotta try this. I see my wife appreciating something "not meat". I will most likely be enjoying a "potato cheese grenade" as well.......thank you.

SixZeroFour · February 24, 2015, 07:15:35 AM

Oh man those look awesome eccj! Thanks for sharing!

OoPEZoO · February 24, 2015, 09:58:52 AM

That looks awesome!.......but I have to ask.....boil the potatoes 2-3 hours? Any particular reason for this? I can usually get good mashed potatoes after boiling 30-40 mins.

BBcue-Z · February 24, 2015, 03:13:35 PM

Love the idea!!
Potatoes taste so good smoked!!

argentflame · February 24, 2015, 04:11:38 PM

What a great cook.

SixZeroFour · February 25, 2015, 12:22:09 PM

@eccj

Did you get a pm from me? I was hoping to show off your recipe on the WKC blog

let me know if you're interested!

eccj · February 25, 2015, 05:05:49 PM

Quote from: OoPEZoO on February 24, 2015, 09:58:52 AM
That looks awesome!.......but I have to ask.....boil the potatoes 2-3 hours? Any particular reason for this? I can usually get good mashed potatoes after boiling 30-40 mins.

Hahaha! That's how long I boiled them I think! Maybe it was just an hour! I was outside having a Beer! 😊

eccj · February 25, 2015, 05:07:33 PM

Quote from: SixZeroFour on February 25, 2015, 12:22:09 PM
@eccj

Did you get a pm from me? I was hoping to show off your recipe on the WKC blog let me know if your interested!

I didn't see the pm as I just got back on here tonight, but i'm fine with that brotha!

eccj · February 25, 2015, 05:08:16 PM

Quote from: 1buckie on February 23, 2015, 06:58:04 PM
OoHooooo.......potato cheese grenades !!!

Thanks for this one !!!

Looks just grand !!!!

Thanks 1buckie!

addicted-to-smoke · March 02, 2015, 03:32:54 AM

Made a version of this last night, thanks! It was a hit.

blieb · March 04, 2015, 06:49:11 AM

Hot diggity dog those look good and are on my list.

eccj · March 04, 2015, 10:14:30 AM

Quote from: addicted-to-smoke on March 02, 2015, 03:32:54 AM
Made a version of this last night, thanks! It was a hit.

That's Awesome! You're welcome!

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Smoked Mashed Potato Balls (aka MBP's)