{"id":1260,"slug":"fried-cheese-balls-with-sausage","title":"Fried Cheese Balls with Sausage","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 cup (240 ml) grated cheddar cheese","2 tsp flour","¼ tsp salt","1 lb (500 g) mild or hot sausage","¾ cup (180 ml) fine cracker crumbs","Vegetable oil"],"ingredients_norm":["cheddar cheese","flour","salt","mild or hot sausage","fine cracker crumb","vegetable oil"],"steps":["Combine the cheese, flour, sausage and cracker crumbs.","Using your hands, mix well and shape into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls.","Put enough oil in a skillet to fill the skillet to a depth of about ¾ inches (2 cm).","Heat the oil. When it is hot, place the balls in the pan without crowding them.","Cook over medium-high heat, turning until all sides are golden brown.","Drain on paper towels.","Preheat oven to 375°F (230°C).","Mix all ingredients together thoroughly","Form into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls, and place on ungreased cookie sheets.","Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown."],"categories":["Fritter recipes","Recipes using cheddar","Recipes using sausage","Deep fried recipes","Baked recipes","Appetizer recipes","Recipes using crackers","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes using vegetable oil"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Fried_Cheese_Balls_with_Sausage","source_ref":"4530189","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Fried_Cheese_Balls_with_Sausage&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"b3f61080fb865c10f1947c801eda8a901ae5514994da3eaf08c009ef8d01aede","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:02Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:02Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/fried-cheese-balls-with-sausage"}