German Potato Salad Bites | Idaho Potato Commission

Ingredients

• 3-5 cups vegetable oil, for frying
• 6 slices of double smoked bacon cooked crisp and broken into pieces (save bacon fat)
• 1/2 cup sweet onion, small diced
• 1/2 tablespoon crushed garlic
• 2 tablespoon mustard
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon Hungarian smoked paprika
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons chives, finely chopped
• 1 cup prepared Idaho® mashed potatoes kept at room temperature
• 2 cups cooked medium diced and peeled Idaho® Potatoes
• 2 large eggs
• 1½ cups panko Japanese breadcrumbs
• 1 cup Idahoan Original Potato Flakes for use as a dredge
• 3 tablespoons fine minced fresh chives
• 1 cup Crème Fraiche placed in a fine tip squirt bottle for drizzling
• Freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon Maldon flaked sea salt for a flake of salt per each bite