🍽️ Crispy Potato Croquettes with Cheese Filling

Name: Crispy Potato Croquettes with Cheese Filling
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 800 g mealy-cooking potatoes; salt; 2 egg yolks; 2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp flour; pepper; nutmeg (freshly grated); 120 g mozzarella; 1 tbsp freshly chopped basil; 4 tbsp flour; 2 eggs; 100 g breadcrumbs; vegetable oil (for frying)

624 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

800 g mealy-cooking potatoes
salt
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
pepper
nutmeg (freshly grated)
120 g mozzarella
1 tbsp freshly chopped basil
4 tbsp flour
2 eggs
100 g breadcrumbs
vegetable oil (for frying)

Instructions

1. Peel the potatoes.
2. Boil them in salted water for about 30 minutes until tender.
3. Drain the water.
4. Press the potatoes through a ricer.
5. Let the potatoes steam dry for a moment.
6. Mix the warm potatoes with the egg yolks, Parmesan, and butter to form a pliable dough.
7. Add a little flour if the dough is too sticky.
8. Season the mixture with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
9. Pat the mozzarella dry.
10. Cut the mozzarella into small cubes.
11. Mix the cheese cubes with the basil.
12. Divide the potato mixture into about 20 portions.
13. Flatten them into discs.
14. Fill them with the cheese-basil mixture.
15. Shape them back into elongated balls.
16. Fry the croquettes in batches in hot oil for 4 to 5 minutes until they are golden brown and crispy.
17. Let the finished croquettes drain on kitchen paper.
18. Serve them with tomato salsa if desired.

Nutrition per serving

kcal: 624
Protein: 20 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 64 g