How to Make potato croquettes

Croquettes work as appetizers or a side dish.

A croquette is a French bite-sized ball of sweet or savory ingredients that is coated with breadcrumbs and fried. Usually, croquettes are made from leftovers, such as potatoes combined with seasonings, cheese, and/or ham, turkey, bacon. You can also make croquettes from scratch.

Things You'll Need

• Stock pot
• 6 potatoes
• Potato ricer or masher
• 1 egg
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup grated cheese
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• Frying pan
• Cooking oil or butter
• Paper towels

Instructions

1. Peel potatoes. Cut them in half, and place them into a large pot of cold water.

2. Add a few pinches of salt. Bring water to a boil on high heat.

3. When potatoes are tender, turn off heat, and drain them.

4. Place the potatoes back into the pot, and start mashing them or run them through a ricer.

5. Add the egg, cheese, salt and pepper to the mashed potatoes.

6. Scoop a few tablespoons of the potato mixture into your hands and form into a ball, about the size of a meatball. Flatten the ball out a bit on a work surface in your kitchen by rolling them back and forth. Repeat with the rest of the potato mixture.

7. Roll each croquette in the breadcrumbs to coat.

8. Add 3 Tbsp. cooking oil or butter to a nonstick skillet. Heat on low heat.

9. Add about 10 croquettes to the pan and fry on both sides until golden brown.

10. Remove croquettes from pan and place onto a paper towel to absorb the grease.

Tips & Warnings

• Add onions, herbs, spices, or leftover chopped meats to the potato mixture to make a variety of croquettes.

References

• Cook Think: What's the Difference Between a Fritter and a Croquette?
• Good Housekeeping, Volume 32: A Chapter on Croquettes