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Simple Potato Croquettes

Croquettes are originally from France. The word croquettes comes from croquer in the French language, which means to crunch. These potato croquettes are crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. There are several recipes of potato croquettes and this is the simplest one.
Mix well the mashed potatoes with the egg yolk, parmesan and nutmeg, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
Spoon the potato mixture into a piping bag (without the tip) or a large ziploc bag.
Pipe the potato mixture into a large plate and form thin logs (they don’t look perfect in the above picture, sorry) then refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
Cut the thin logs into small ones or croquettes (the length is your choice).
Place the croquettes into the flour and coat them completely.
Dip the ย potato croquettes ย in the beaten egg whites.
Place them into the bread crumbs to be coated.
Fry them in batches, in the hot vegetable oil (or canola) until golden brown on all sides.
Serve them preferably immediately if you want them crunchy.
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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 16
Author LDS’s Mom

Ingredients

  • 2 medium potatoes
  • 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • ยผ cup all purpose flour
  • ยฝ cup Italian bread crumbs
  • 2 egg whites, beaten
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • ยฝ tsp Nutmeg
  • Vegetable or canola oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Peel off the potatoes and cut them small.
  2. Place the potatoes in a saucepan and cover them with a slightly salted water, then cook them over medium low heat for about 15 minutes.
  3. Drain the potatoes if they still have water, then mash them with the potato masher or a folk. I have obtained 2 cups of mashed potatoes in this recipe.
  4. Place the potatoes in a large bowl and add nutmeg, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Add the tablespoon of grated Parmesan cheese.
  6. Add the egg yolk and mix it well.
  7. Spoon the potato mixture into a piping bag (without the tip) or a large ziploc bag.
  8. Cut the tip of the ziploc bag.
  9. Pipe the potato mixture into a large plate and form thin logs.
  10. Cover the plate with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
  11. Cut the thin logs into small ones or croquettes (the length is your choice)
  12. Prepare three shallow bowls. The first one contains flour, the second contains the beaten egg whites and the third bowl contains bread crumbs.
  13. Place the croquettes into the flour and coat them completely.
  14. Dust excess flour from the potato croquettes and dump them into the beaten egg whites.
  15. Place them into the bread crumbs to be coated.
  16. Fry them in batches, in the hot vegetable oil (or canola) until golden brown on all sides.
  17. Drain on paper towels.
  18. Serve.

Recipe Notes

  • For the crunchiness of the croquettes, it is preferable toย  serve them immediately.
  • I prefer chilling the potato logs so that the croquettes won’t fall apart during frying. The more you let them chill, the better result.
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Healthy Greek Tzatziki sauce

This classic Tzatziki sauce is made of grated English cucumber, Greek yogurt, minced garlic, lemon juice, dill, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Tzatziki sauce can be served as a dip with a good pita bread, Falafel, Kibbeh,  chips and  goes very well with sandwiches, with salads (as a dressing), you name it. This flavorful sauce  takes no time to make it,  but it is very important to let chill so that the flavors will develop.

In a bowl, grate the English cucumber and season it with the ยฝ teaspoon salt. Let stand for about 15 minutes then strain it to get rid of its juice.  Press the cucumber with your hands to make sure that no juice is left. 

Dump the pressed cucumber in a bowl and add yogurt, minced garlic, lemon juice, chopped dill and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Mix everything until well combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for minimum 2 hours (preferably overnight) to allow the flavors to develop.
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Cuisine Greek
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8
Author LDS’s Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 English cucumber
  • ยฝ tsp salt to use for the English cucumber
  • 1 ยฝ cups Greek yogurt
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Juice of ยฝ lemon
  • 1 ยฝ tbsp finely chopped dill
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Peel off the English cucumber.
  2. In a bowl, grate the cucumber and season it with the ยฝ teaspoon salt. Let stand for about 15 minutes.
  3. Strain the grated cucumber to get rid of its juice.
  4. Press the cucumber with your hands to make sure that no juice is left.
  5. Dump the pressed cucumber in a bowl and add yogurt, minced garlic, lemon juice, chopped dill and season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix everything until well combined.
  6. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for minimum 2 hours (preferably overnight) to allow the flavors to develop.
  7. Enjoy.

Recipe Notes

Total time didn’t include the chilling time.

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