# Spicy Potato Balls

These cute little potato balls make a very yummy snack and can be GLUTEN FREE, when you use GF soy sauce, dark vinegar and vegan oyster sauce.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 600 g Potatoes
- 200 g Potato Starch
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp chili flakes
- 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
- 1 tsp 5 spice
- 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp Dark Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Vegan oyster sauce
- 1 stalk Scallion
- 30 g roasted and salted peanuts
- 50 ml Oil

## Instructions

1. Peel the potatoes.
2. Slice the potatoes.
3. Steam the potato slices for 15 minutes until they are completely cooked.
4. Mash the steamed potatoes.
5. Add potato starch to the mashed potatoes.
6. Mix everything well and knead it into a dough.
7. Take a small portion of the dough and roll it into a round ball.
8. Place the potato balls into the steamer.
9. Steam the potato balls for 10 more minutes.
10. Chop the garlic finely.
11. Add garlic, chili flakes, sesame and 5 spice to a bowl.
12. Heat up the oil until it is very hot (about 180C/356F).
13. Pour the hot oil over the bowl of garlic and chili.
14. Mix the sauce well.
15. Add soy sauce to the sauce mixture.
16. Add Chinese dark vinegar to the sauce mixture.
17. Add vegan oyster sauce to the sauce mixture.
18. Give the sauce a gentle mix.
19. Transfer the steamed potato balls into a big bowl.
20. Pour the prepared sauce over the potato balls.
21. Add chopped scallion.
22. Add crushed peanuts.
23. Mix everything well before serving.

## Equipment

- potato peeler
- cutting board
- knife
- steamer
- potato masher
- bowl
- kitchen gloves

## Tips

- If the dough is still sticky, add a bit more potato starch.
- Use GF soy sauce, dark vinegar and vegan oyster sauce to make it gluten-free.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRp15gGjIED/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f8cc6b73-86bb-48c7-9517-be2558811e10
- Extracted: 2025-12-03

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