Hello there friends, today I’m going to share with you How to Make Potato Croquettes! My favorite Potato Croquettes Recipe made with Ham and Cheese, but you can make them with anything you want! Super easy and fast to make.
3poundsYukon Gold Potatoes peeled & chopped in large pieces
6clovesGarlic peeled
4ouncessoft Sweet Butter
Salt & Pepper to taste
For the Croquettes:
About 1 ½ cup Cheddar Cheese grated
¾cupParmigiano-Reggiano grated
6ouncesButter
3Egg yolks
Salt and Pepper to taste
4ouncesTavern Ham dices into small dice, about 1/8”
1tablespoonParsley finely chopped
Rice or Bread Flour for dusting your work surface
For theBreading:
2cupsPanko, Japanese Bread Crumbs
½cupParmigiano-Reggiano grated
1tablespoonsHerbs De Provence or a mix of Dried Herbs, Thyme, Basil, Rosemary, Oregano
4wholes Eggs
Salt and Pepper
2quartsof Vegetable Oil for frying them
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Recipe Instructions
For the Mashed Potatoes:
Add the cut potatoes and garlic cloves to cold salted water. Bring to boil and cook until potatoes are tender. Process potatoes and garlic with a potato ricer. Add as much butter as you like and add salt & pepper to taste.
Make the Croquettes:
Add the cheeses to the hot potatoes. Eggs, salt and peppers, ham and parsley and mix well. Transfer the potatoes into a pastry bag or a plastic bag.
Transfer them into a cookie sheet lined with plastic wrap or a silicone baking mat in long strips of potatoes like the Chef did in the video. Cool them in the freezer for 5 minutes or the refrigerator to about 15 to 20 minutes.
Dust your work surface, roll them and cut them in bite size. Transfer them into a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. At this point it is best again to refrigerate them for another 15 minutes.
Prepare the Breading:
If you have a seasoned Panko you do not need the Parmesan or the dried herbs. Process the bread crumb to make sure they are very thin and not too coarse.
In one lasagna pan put the bread crumbs mixture and in the other break the eggs. Deep them in the egg first and coat them with the bread crumbs. You can make them all in advance at this point and you can even freeze them at this point and directly from the freezer you can fry them to a nice golden brown when ready to eat!
Bon Appetit!!!
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