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Potato cheese croquettes
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Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 300g cooked potatoes (baked or boiled) cooled
- 2 tbsp freshly Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated Parmesan cheese
- 30g unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tsp finely Technique: Slice Cutting a thin piece or pieces from a larger ingredient or dish. You can slice ingredients using a slicing disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please sliced fresh chives
- 2 tsp minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Pinch Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated nutmeg
- Pinch cayenne
- 1 tsp salt, plus more as needed
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 85g Gorgonzola, cut into 1-cm cubes
- 75g Italian-style breadcrumbs
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Method
How to make Potato cheese croquettes
1) Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please Whisk 1 of the eggs in a medium bowl. Technique: Mash Crushing one or more ingredients to create a uniform purée that still has some body. You can mash using a mash and purée kit fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please Mash the potatoes, or press through a ricer into the bowl.
2) Add the Parmesan, butter, chives, parsley, nutmeg, cayenne, salt and black pepper, to taste. Mix gently with a rubber spatula until evenly combined.
3) Using your hands, form the potato mixture into ovals a bit smaller than the size of an egg, and then flatten slightly. Press a cube of Gorgonzola into the center of the oval and pack the potato mixture around the cheese until it forms a smooth, egg-shaped ball. Continue until all the potato mixture is used up.
4) Beat the remaining egg in a shallow bowl. Put the breadcrumbs in another shallow dish and set it next to the egg. Roll a croquette in the egg until coated, then in the breadcrumbs, and place it on a clean plate. Repeat with the remaining croquettes. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
5) Pour enough vegetable oil into a heavy-bottomed skillet to reach a depth of 1cm. Heat the oil over medium heat, and fry the croquettes a few at a time, turning, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and salt to taste. Repeat with the remaining croquettes.
6) Transfer to a serving platter and serve warm.
