# Potato Cheese Sticks

A recipe for making crispy and savory potato cheese sticks.

- Servings: 5 servings
- Total time: 75 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 giant russet potato
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 handful mozzarella cheese
- 1 6th cup corn starch
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 vegetable oil

## Instructions

1. Peel and cut a giant russet potato into four equal pieces.
2. Boil the potato pieces in a pot with water on high heat until boiling, then reduce heat to medium-low.
3. Add salt to the boiling water and cook until a fork can easily pierce the potato pieces (around 10-12 mins).
4. Drain the water and mash the potatoes using a fork or potato ricer.
5. Add mozzarella cheese, corn starch, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika.
6. Mix the ingredients until you get a consistent texture, and place the mixture in a ziploc bag.
7. Flatten the mixture with a rolling pin to an even thickness of about 1 inch.
8. Freeze the mixture for at least an hour.
9. Cut the frozen mixture into strips.
10. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
11. Fry the potato strips until golden brown, turning to ensure even cooking.
12. Place the fried strips on paper towels to absorb excess oil, and sprinkle with salt.
13. Serve immediately.
14. Strain the used oil through a sieve for future use.

## Equipment

- knife
- pot
- fork
- potato ricer
- rolling pin
- ziploc bag
- frying pan
- paper towels
- sieve
- funnel

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMB2AUaer/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5c1d2a36-c1cf-4dc6-9769-91940dd8f075
- Extracted: 2025-03-14

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