SERVES 4 PEOPLE
READY IN 1h 3′ (20′ preparation, 40 + 3 ‘cooking)
INGREDIENTS
4 medium white (or red) potatoes
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 pinch salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon all- purpose flour
1 tablespoon bread crumbs
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
1 cup all- purpose flour
2 eggs
1 cup breadcrumbs
frying oil to taste
STEP 1: COOK THE POTATOES
Put the potatoes in boiling salted water and cook for about 40 minutes. Then peel the potatoes and pass them through a food mill.
STEP 2: MAKE THE MASHED POTATOES
Put the mashed potatoes in a pot adding the milk, butter and salt. Cook over gentle heat until soft and creamy.
STEP 3: CREATE THE MIXING
When cold, add egg, flour, breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese and salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.
STEP 4: BREAD THE CROQUETTES
Place in 3 different dishes: 1 cup flour, 2 beaten eggs and 1 cup breadcrumbs. Take a little of mixture and shape it, then get it bready by passing it first into the flour, then into the eggs, and last into bread crumbs.
STEP 5: COOK THE CROQUETTES
Fry the croquettes in a pan with deep hot oil turning them several times until completely cooked (about 2-3 minutes).
A PIECE OF ADIVCE it’s a very nice recipe, ideal to ennoble easy mashed potatoes!
Do you love that kind of gluttony? You can also fill the croquettes with cheese sticks.
#getBready & enjoy your meal
