Pseftiés (Lies, The Savory Version)
 
 
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Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Appetizer
Ingredients/ Συστατικά
  • 1 kilo/2 lb. potatoes
  • 300 gr. /11 oz. halloumi cheese, grated
  • 2 tsp dried mint
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3 cups of olive oil for frying
  • Flour for the Pseftiés
Instructions/ Εκτέλεση
  1. Peel the potatoes.
  2. Boil them until they become soft.
  3. Mash them finely as if you were making mashed potatoes.
  4. Add the grated halloumi.
  5. Add the onion, the mint, salt and pepper and knead everything together.
  6. Make small balls.
  7. Put them in the fridge and let them stay there for an hour.
  8. Take them out of the fridge and flour them. You can flour them before refrigerating them as I did.
  9. In a pot pour the 3 cups of olive oil in high heat.
  10. When the oil is ready fry them.
  11. Please pay attention here. Do not put many balls in the pot, as it will be difficult for you to turn them.
  12. Since they are quite fragile, I put only four per batch, so as to have plenty of space to maneuver. Also, for the first batch the heat must be high, but for the following batches you have to decrease the fire by one point, because the oil is getting too hot and they will be burnt.
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/psefties-lies-the-savory-version/