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🍽️ Crispy Potato Sesame Croquettes

481 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 kg floury potatoes
• salt
• 2 tbsp butter
• 3 egg yolks (from large eggs)
• 1 tbsp flour
• pepper
• freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
• 5 tbsp sesame seeds
• ghee (for frying)

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the potatoes and wash them thoroughly.
2. 2. Cut the potatoes into evenly sized pieces.
3. 3. Place the potato pieces in a pot with salted water.
4. 4. Boil the potatoes for about 25 minutes until they are soft.
5. 5. Drain the water and let the potatoes steam dry for a moment.
6. 6. Press the still warm potatoes through a potato ricer.
7. 7. Add the butter, egg yolks, flour, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to the potato mixture.
8. 8. Peel the garlic and press it through a garlic press.
9. 9. Add the pressed garlic to the potato mixture.
10. 10. Finely chop the coriander greens and add them.
11. 11. Knead everything into a homogeneous dough.
12. 12. Check the consistency: The dough should hold together well.
13. 13. If the dough is too wet, add a little more flour.
14. 14. If the dough is too dry, add a little more egg yolk.
15. 15. Shape short, thumb-thick croquettes from the mixture.
16. 16. Roll the croquettes in sesame seeds until they are completely covered.
17. 17. Heat ghee (clarified butter) in a frying pan.
18. 18. Fry the croquettes in batches until golden yellow in the pan.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 481
• Protein: 11 g · Fett/Fat: 29 g · Carbs: 44 g