Kelly Family Cookbook

Appetizers and First Courses

Cheese Balls

To make about 2 dozen-inch balls

1 cup freshly grated Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup freshly grated Cheddar or Longhorn cheese
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup fresh cracker crumbs, made from saltines pulverized in a blender or wrapped in wax paper and finely crushed with a rolling pin

3 egg whites
1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard
Vegetable oil for deep frying
Salt

Combine the grated cheese (or 2 cups of any combination of these cheeses) and flour in a deep mixing bowl and toss them together with a spoon. Spread the cracker crumbs on a piece of wax paper and set aside.

With a wire whisk or a rotary or electric beater, beat the egg whites until they are stiff enough to stand in unwavering peaks on the whisk or beater when it is lifted from the bowl. Scoop the egg whites over the cheese mixture with a rubber spatula, add the mustard, and fold the ingredients together gently but thoroughly.

To make each cheese ball, scoop up a heaping tablespoonful of the cheese mixture and mold it into a ball by placing a second tablespoon on top. Slide the cheese ball off the spoon onto the cracker crumbs and roll it about to coat it evenly. Transfer the cheese ball to a piece of wax paper and set it aside while you proceed to shape and coat the remaining balls. (At this stage, the cheese balls can be draped with wax paper and refrigerated for up to 12 hours or overnight if you like.)

Pour vegetable oil into a deep fryer or large heavy saucepan to a depth of about 3 inches and heat the oil until it reaches a temperature of 375° on a deep-frying thermometer.

Deep-fry the cheese balls, four or five at a time, turning them about with a slotted spoon for about 3 minutes, or until they are crisp and golden brown. As they color, transfer them to paper towels to drain.

Arrange the cheese balls attractively on a heated platter; season them lightly with a sprinkling of salt, and serve them while they are still warm as an accompaniment to drinks.

American Cooking: The Great West: Recipes - Appetizers and First Courses

Total Moisture: 186.5463
Total Calorie: 1522.145
Total Protein: 72.8130625
Total Total_Fat: 105.476625
Total Ash: 11.9050875
Total Carbohydrate: 69.1784875
Total Fiber: 2.681875
Total Sugar: 2.8244875
Total Calcium: 1.67304075
Total Iron: 0.00594959
Total Magnesium: 0.0950555
Total Phosphorus: 1.127095
Total Potassium: 0.51249
Total Sodium: 3.57192
Total Zinc: 0.008174075
Total Copper: 0.00021842
Total Manganese: 0.0006730425
Total Selenium: 8.3410175E-05
Total Vit_C: 2.25E-05
Total Thiamin: 0.00068101125
Total Riboflaven: 0.0017822875
Total Niacin: 0.005749985
Total Panto_Acid: 0.0013513875
Total Vit_B6: 0.000241125
Total Folate_Tot: 0.17772875
Total Folic_Acid: 0.1059625
Total Food_Folate: 0.07176625
Total Folate_DFE: 0.25200375
Total CholineTot: 0.04887
Total Vit_B12: 0.002333
Total Vit_A: 2.2823175
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0.597715
Total Retinol: 0.59056
Total Alpha_Carot: 7.5E-05
Total Beta_Carot: 0.18817125
Total Beta_Crypt: 0.002025
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0.03271875
Total Vit_E: 0.0058385375
Total Vit_D: 0.001356
Total Vit_D_IU: 0.05198
Total Vit_K: 0.039722875
Total FA_Sat: 0.04778981875
Total FA_Mono: 0.04160352375
Total FA_Poly: 0.00896989125
Total Cholesterol: 0.76157

Breakdown By Ingredients:

1 cup freshly grated Monterey Jack cheese

Number of Grams: 113
Total Moisture: 46.3413
Total Calorie: 421.49
Protein: 27.6624
Total Fat: 34.2164
Total Ash: 4.0115
Total Carbohydrate: 0.7684
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0.565
Total Calcium: 842.98
Total Iron: 0.8136
Total Magnesium: 30.51
Total Phosphorus: 501.72
100 g Total Potassium: 207Total Potassium: 233.91
Total Sodium: 72.32
Total Zinc: 3.39
Total Copper: 0.03616
Total Manganese: 0.01243
Total Seleneium: 16.385
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.01695
Total Riboflavin: 0.4407
Total Niacin: 0.10509
Total Panto_Acid: 0.2373
Total Vit_B6: 0.08927
Total Folate_Tot: 20.34
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 20.34
Total Folate_DFE: 20.34
Total Choline_Tot: 16.95
Total Vit_B12: 0.9379
Total Vit_A_IU: 868.97
Total Vit_A_RAE: 223.74
Total Retinol: 216.96
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 88.14
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0.2938
Total Vit_D: 0.678
Total Vit_D_IU: 24.86
Total Vit_K: 2.825
Total FA_Sat: 21.54458
Total FA_Mono: 9.88863
Total FA_Poly: 1.01587
Total Cholesterol: 16.95

1 cup freshly grated Cheddar or Longhorn cheese

Number of Grams: 113
Total Moisture: 41.8326
Total Calorie: 456.52
Protein: 25.8431
Total Fat: 37.6403
Total Ash: 4.1923
Total Carbohydrate: 3.4917
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0.5424
Total Calcium: 802.3
Total Iron: 0.1582
Total Magnesium: 30.51
Total Phosphorus: 514.15
100 g Total Potassium: 162Total Potassium: 183.06
Total Sodium: 1033.95
Total Zinc: 4.1132
Total Copper: 0.0339
Total Manganese: 0.03051
Total Seleneium: 32.205
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.03277
Total Riboflavin: 0.48364
Total Niacin: 0.06667
Total Panto_Acid: 0.4633
Total Vit_B6: 0.07458
Total Folate_Tot: 30.51
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 30.51
Total Folate_DFE: 30.51
Total Choline_Tot: 18.08
Total Vit_B12: 1.243
Total Vit_A_IU: 1403.46
Total Vit_A_RAE: 372.9
Total Retinol: 372.9
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 96.05
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0.8023
Total Vit_D: 0.678
Total Vit_D_IU: 27.12
Total Vit_K: 2.712
Total FA_Sat: 21.31971
Total FA_Mono: 10.44798
Total FA_Poly: 1.60573
Total Cholesterol: 106.22

2 tablespoons flour

Number of Grams: 15.625
Total Moisture: 1.8625
Total Calorie: 56.875
Protein: 1.6140625
Total Fat: 0.153125
Total Ash: 0.0734375
Total Carbohydrate: 11.9234375
Total Fiber: 0.421875
Total Sugar: 0.0421875
Total Calcium: 2.34375
Total Iron: 0.725
Total Magnesium: 3.4375
Total Phosphorus: 16.875
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.109375
Total Copper: 0.0225
Total Manganese: 0.1065625
Total Seleneium: 5.296875
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.12265625
Total Riboflavin: 0.0771875
Total Niacin: 0.9225
Total Panto_Acid: 0.0684375
Total Vit_B6: 0.006875
Total Folate_Tot: 28.59375
Total Folic_Acid: 24.0625
Total Food_Folate: 4.53125
Total Folate_DFE: 45.46875
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0.3125
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0.15625
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 12.34375
Total Vit_E: 0.0359375
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0.046875
Total FA_Sat: 0.02421875
Total FA_Mono: 0.01359375
Total FA_Poly: 0.06453125
Total Cholesterol: 0

1 cup fresh cracker crumbs, made from saltines pulverized in a blender or wrapped in wax paper and finely crushed with a rolling pin

Number of Grams: 70
Total Moisture: 3.535
Total Calorie: 292.6
Protein: 6.622
Total Fat: 6.048
Total Ash: 1.953
Total Carbohydrate: 51.835
Total Fiber: 1.96
Total Sugar: 0.903
Total Calcium: 13.3
Total Iron: 3.899
Total Magnesium: 16.1
Total Phosphorus: 71.4
100 g Total Potassium: 111Total Potassium: 77.7
Total Sodium: 2440.9
Total Zinc: 0.483
Total Copper: 0.0973
Total Manganese: 0.4802
Total Seleneium: 7.21
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.4914
Total Riboflavin: 0.3409
Total Niacin: 4.5094
Total Panto_Acid: 0.3752
Total Vit_B6: 0.0602
Total Folate_Tot: 93.8
Total Folic_Acid: 81.9
Total Food_Folate: 11.9
Total Folate_DFE: 151.2
Total Choline_Tot: 11.2
Total Vit_B12: 0.063
Total Vit_A_IU: 1.4
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0.7
Total Retinol: 0.7
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 11.9
Total Vit_E: 0.805
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 17.78
Total FA_Sat: 1.1571
Total FA_Mono: 1.3902
Total FA_Poly: 3.3845
Total Cholesterol: 638.4

3 egg whites

Number of Grams: 99
Total Moisture: 86.6943
Total Calorie: 51.48
Protein: 10.791
Total Fat: 0.1683
Total Ash: 0.6237
Total Carbohydrate: 0.7227
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0.7029
Total Calcium: 6.93
Total Iron: 0.0792
Total Magnesium: 10.89
Total Phosphorus: 14.85
100 g Total Potassium: 18Total Potassium: 17.82
Total Sodium: 24.75
Total Zinc: 0.0297
Total Copper: 0.02277
Total Manganese: 0.01089
Total Seleneium: 19.8
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0.00396
Total Riboflavin: 0.43461
Total Niacin: 0.10395
Total Panto_Acid: 0.1881
Total Vit_B6: 0.00495
Total Folate_Tot: 3.96
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 3.96
Total Folate_DFE: 3.96
Total Choline_Tot: 0.99
Total Vit_B12: 0.0891
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0
Total FA_Mono: 0
Total FA_Poly: 0
Total Cholesterol: 0

1 1/2 teaspoons prepared mustard

Number of Grams: 7.5
Total Moisture: 6.279
Total Calorie: 4.5
Protein: 0.2805
Total Fat: 0.2505
Total Ash: 0.25275
Total Carbohydrate: 0.43725
Total Fiber: 0.3
Total Sugar: 0.069
Total Calcium: 4.725
Total Iron: 0.12075
Total Magnesium: 3.6
Total Phosphorus: 8.1
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.048
Total Copper: 0.00555
Total Manganese: 0.03165
Total Seleneium: 2.5125
Total Vit_C: 0.0225
Total Thiamin: 0.013275
Total Riboflavin: 0.00525
Total Niacin: 0.042375
Total Panto_Acid: 0.01905
Total Vit_B6: 0.00525
Total Folate_Tot: 0.525
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0.525
Total Folate_DFE: 0.525
Total Choline_Tot: 1.65
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 8.175
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0.375
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0.075
Total Beta_Carot: 3.825
Total Beta_Crypt: 2.025
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 8.475
Total Vit_E: 0.027
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0.105
Total FA_Sat: 0.01605
Total FA_Mono: 0.16365
Total FA_Poly: 0.05805
Total Cholesterol: 0

Vegetable oil for deep frying

Number of Grams: 27
Total Moisture: 0
Total Calorie: 238.68
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 27
Total Ash: 0
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 0.27
Total Iron: 0.1512
Total Magnesium: 0
Total Phosphorus: 0
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0
Total Copper: 0
Total Manganese: 0
Total Seleneium: 0
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0
Total Riboflavin: 0
Total Niacin: 0
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0
Total Folate_Tot: 0
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0
Total Folate_DFE: 0
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 3.8745
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 16.254
Total FA_Sat: 3.72816
Total FA_Mono: 19.69947
Total FA_Poly: 2.84121
Total Cholesterol: 0

Salt

Number of Grams: 0.8
Total Moisture: 0.0016
Total Calorie: 0
Protein: 0
Total Fat: 0
Total Ash: 0.7984
Total Carbohydrate: 0
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 0.192
Total Iron: 0.00264
Total Magnesium: 0.008
Total Phosphorus: 0
100 g Total Potassium: 0Total Potassium: 0
Total Sodium: 0
Total Zinc: 0.0008
Total Copper: 0.00024
Total Manganese: 0.0008
Total Seleneium: 0.0008
Total Vit_C: 0
Total Thiamin: 0
Total Riboflavin: 0
Total Niacin: 0
Total Panto_Acid: 0
Total Vit_B6: 0
Total Folate_Tot: 0
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 0
Total Folate_DFE: 0
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 0
Total FA_Mono: 0
Total FA_Poly: 0
Total Cholesterol: 0