Golden brown and crunchy on the outside, soft, warm and cheesy on the inside. Potato Croquettes are a delicious and hearty appetizer or even first course when served with a drizzle of a balsamic vinegar and honey reduction. Another example of the versatility of the potato, potato croquettes are simply tender riced potatoes mixed with a variety of cheeses and salty meats. The great thing is you can use whatever cheese and meat you already have in your fridge! This version contains sweet basil, ham, fresh mozzarella cheese, and the salty bite of Parmesan cheese, but Swiss cheese and even salami would work well too. Each croquette is delicately dipped in egg whites and breadcrumbs before being plunged into hot sunflower oil to fry.
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Potato Croquettes
Ingredients:
- Peel 10 potatoes and cut into pieces; put in a pot of water. Cook in boiling water until fork tender and then put through a ricer into a big bowl. (turns into about 4 kilos of riced potatoes)
- In your mixing bowl containing the riced potatoes, add a pinch of salt, 2 whole eggs, and mix together with a spatula. Add a bunch of chopped fresh basil in addition to cubes of cheese and meats of choice and continue mixing until it is a tender, well mixed dough. Form the dough into large ball, flour your work surface and roll pieces into large snake shapes, about 1-inch thick.
- Then cut each snake-shape into 2 inch pieces and form into individual croquettes. Dip each formed croquette into a bowl of egg white and then into a bowl of fresh bread crumbs. Fry in a large pot of sunflower oil until browned and cirsp. Serve with a balsamic reduction drizzled on each plate.
- For the balsamic reduction: In a small sauce pan, add 6 parts of balsamic vinegar, 2 parts of honey, and 2 parts of granulated sugar. Cook, stirring often, on medium-high heat until the mixture is reduced by ½.
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