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POTATO CROQUETTES ( POPULAR NAPLES SNACK)

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Course: Healthy Snacks
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: easy potato croquettes, potato croquettes, potato recipes
Servings: 6
Author: Chefjar

Ingredients

  • Unpeeled potatoes scrubbed- 1 kg / 2 1/4 lb
  • Parmesan cheese freshly grated- 4 tbsp
  • Unsalted butter melted- 3 tbsp / 65 gm
  • Fresh Parsley finely chopped- 2 tbsp
  • Eggs separated- 2
  • All-purpose flour for coating- 2/3 cup /75 gm
  • Dried Breadcrumbs- generous 1 cup / 75 gm
  • Vegetable oil- 4 cups/ 1 liter for deep-frying
  • Salt and ground black pepper- To taste

Instructions

  • Take a large saucepan, put the potatoes, cover with cold water and bring to boil. Cook until softened.Drain and peel while the potatoes are hot . Then push them through the food mill with large holes several times. You can use a ricer. Mix and blend them until smooth.
  • Add the butter, Parmesan and Parsley. Then season with salt and pepper. Gradually blend in the egg yolks, one at a time.
  • Shape croquettes.
  • Put some flour on a plate. Put egg whites in a bowl, and whisk until foaming. Put the breadcrumbs on another plate.
  • Dip each croquette in the flour until coated all over, then dip it into the egg whites, and finally coat in the breadcrumbs.
  • Heat the oil in a large pan to 180 C/ 350 F or until a small cube of bread browns in 40 seconds.
  • Fry the croquettes until crisp and golden.
  • Serve piping hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 502kcal | Carbohydrates: 46.2g | Protein: 11.5g | Fat: 31.4g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 327mg | Fiber: 2.3g