Two things you will most likely always find on a South African snack board – cream cheese (with sweet chilli) and biltong! So we put the two together into a moreish snack that will definitely impress your guests. Introducing, delicious biltong and cream cheese balls; bite-sized bits of joy! Crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, pair the flavour-burst of salty biltong, these are epic for a snack board, served with a creamy avocado dip. Try this simple recipe for a party snack that will keep them coming back for more!
Prep time 25 minutes
Cooking time 15 minutes
Serves 20
Ingredients
Directions
Ingredients
For the balls
500 g full fat cream cheese
125ml (1/2 cup) biltong, finely chopped
15ml (1 tbsp) paprika
10ml (2 tsp) chilli flakes
Salt and pepper, to taste
125ml (1/2 cup) flour
2 eggs, beaten
125ml (1/2 cup) panko bread crumbs
For the Dip
1 ripe avocado
80ml (1/3 cup) sour cream
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper
Directions
For the balls
Combine the cream cheese, biltong, paprika, chilli flakes in a mixing bowl. Season to taste.
Use the cream cheese mixture to form the biltong balls (slightly smaller than a golf ball).
Place the flour, egg and bread crumbs in separate bowls, in this order to make dusting a little simpler.
Lightly dust each biltong ball with flour, then cover with egg before dusting with the panko bread crumbs.
Heat oil in a frying pan, then fry the crumbed biltong balls until golden brown. Drain on kitchen towel towel. Remember to always season food coming out of the fryer.
For the dip
Place all ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth. Alternatively, simply whisk the ingredients in a bowl.
Season to taste.
Additional Notes
Expert tip: Remember, keep one hand “wet” and the other “dry” to prevent sticky, messy hands. Garnish with baby salad leaves and serve the biltong balls with the avocado dip and extra biltong slices.
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