Some weeks I’m really prepared with Monday rolls around. This week wasn’t one of them!
We flew to Atlanta for the weekend after work on Friday to celebrate an early Thanksgiving with Kirk’s family. We celebrate with his family early every year, so that people don’t need to try to fit in several meals on the actual day.
Since I was also sick last week, I didn’t have a chance to work on this recipe until Sunday night when we got back home around 9PM. I did brainstorm the idea over the weekend and tried to keep it simple.
The idea for this recipe was actually inspired by one of Jenn’s treats I’ve had pinned for a little while. The recipe itself is pretty different, but it sparked the idea when I needed it!
Miso Potato Balls
Keywords: bake side snack appetizer vegan vegetarian nut-free miso potato American Japanese
Ingredients
For Balls
- 6 red potatoes, peeled
- 1 1/2 tablespoons barley miso
- 1/2 tablespoon wakame (or other seaweed)
- 1/2 cup panko, divided
- salt and pepper
For Sauce
- 2 teaspoons barley miso
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and set aside.
Bring water to a boil in a small pot (enough to cover the potatoes). While water heats up, peel and chop potatoes. Add potatoes to boiling water and boil for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.
Drain potatoes and transfer to mixing bowl. Mix potatoes until mostly smooth (mashed) and add miso, seaweed, and a dash of salt & pepper (to your taste). Add 2 tablespoons of panko and mix until combined.
Put remaining panko in a small bowl. With your hands, roll potato mixture into balls (I tried a few sizes and preferred the small 1-2 inch balls). Roll ball in panko to coat and place on prepared baking sheet, about 1-2 inches apart.
Bake in oven for 16-18 minutes, or until panko is lightly browned. Allow to cool slightly.
To make sauce, mix all ingredients together in a small prep bowl. Drizzle over balls and serve!
These balls are crispy on the outside and soft & creamy on the inside. The sauce isn’t required, but it enhances the miso flavor (and it’s yummy).
I have a few variations of this recipe in mind already, including one with sweet potatoes that Laura might even like.
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Questions for you:
- How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving?
- Do you like pinterest for recipe inspiration?
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I think they look SUPER creative and delicious…even if you hardly had time to put them together. Family is more important really, right? I wonder how they would taste with sweet potato? (Not that I’m a hater on white potatoes…)
Sarah @ The Smart Kitchen recently posted..Mushroom Daikon Miso-tto [MMAZ]
we have a huge thanksgiving dinner at my parents’ house. itz my mom’s favorite holiday so she totally goes overboard and itz amazing! :)
Linz @ Itz Linz recently posted..Procrastination = Cooking
No potatoes!!! These would be so good with sweet potatoes though…
I’m going to get it together and jump back in next week. I swear. It was a bust weekend. ;)
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted..My 1st Figure Competition
these sound awesome – I love anything potato (sorry Laura…) ;)
here’s my entry – I’ve tried several times to link it but the tool says I have not linked back to you (even though I’ve linked back three times in this post). ah well. maybe you can get it to work…
http://spabettie.com/2012/11/05/cheesy-jalapeno-miso-biscuits/
Kristina recently posted..cheesy jalapeno miso biscuits
Got it uploaded! Sorry, I had added the www in front of the URL this week by accident which it must not have liked. ;)
I neeeeeed more miso in my life! ;) I’m looking forward to nutmeg.
Tiff (@LoveSweatBeers) recently posted..I’m Cooked
I’m glad you chose miso, because it forced me to give my sweet potato salad another go! Plus now I have tons leftover and can make miso soup over and over again.
Your recipe looks fantastic! I’ll have to try that one too!
For Thanksgiving, we usually go to my mom’s. Not sure what we’re doing this year, or if I’ll be eating turkey. I know Greg will… right now I’m leaning towards no. I’d rather just stay in Colorado, but we fly back 2 days before. BOO!
Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning recently posted..Miso-Glazed Sweet Potato Salad
This looks great – thanks for sharing. I love “Meatless Monday’s” so I’m adding this to my recipes.
melody @ {will run for margaritas} recently posted..be safe. be seen.
Yum – these look delicious!
For Thanksgiving we all go to my aunt’s who makes a huge spread – so fun to see and spend time with all my relatives:)
Yum! I love getting ideas from meatless Mondays. Eventually I’ll have to give it a try for myself!
Amanda @ Run Principessa recently posted..Pre-Thanksgiving Confusion
Your recipes are so creative! I didn’t realize it was miso this week, and I happened to pick some up this weekend after being out of it for months. Perfect timing… I’ll have to add one of these to our meal plan for next week. I still do hope to link up eventually, if I can get my act together… :)
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast recently posted..How do you choose a training plan?
Oh these sound so good! I love getting recipe inspiration from all kinds of sources like blogs and definitely pinterest!
Heather (Where’s the Beach) recently posted..Running Weekend
Darn it – looks like my comment failed. Trying again (watch it duplicate LOL). These sound fantastic and I love getting recipe inspiration from all kinds of sources like blogs and definitely pinterest!
Heather (Where’s the Beach) recently posted..Running Weekend
Yum, reminds me of falafel kind of!
Kat recently posted..Motivational Monday – Featured Sneakers #8
I love Miso and I love the look of these, they look absolutely delicious and oh so good for you.