Deep Fried Pork & Potato Balls

• 2 cups garlic mashed potatoes
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1 shallot, diced
• 1/4 cup button mushrooms, diced
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon chinese 5 spice
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1-2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• vegetable oil, for frying

1. In a medium bowl, mix the ground pork, shallot, mushrooms, sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and chinese 5 spice.
2. Heat a large skillet under medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook pork mixture until browned and broken up. Turn off heat and set aside to cool.
3. Once the pork mixture is cooled, mix in with mashed potatoes. Season with salt and pepper, if needed.
4. Shape the mixture into small to medium sized balls, about 1 to 1 & 1/2 inch in diameter should be fine. Dip each ball into the flour, shaking off any excess. Then dip in eggs, and roll in panko.
5. Heat a large dutch oven under medium high heat and fill with about 3 inches of oil. When temperature is about 350 F, start heating balls in batches, about 5 balls per batch should do it. Fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes or so, and drain on paper towels.
6. Serve with sriracha sauce!

garlic mashed potatoes, ground pork, shallot, button mushrooms, sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, salt, chinese, flour, eggs, bread crumbs, vegetable oil

Taken from food52.com/recipes/5496-deep-fried-pork-potato-balls (may not work)