A coating of lightly crisped bread crumbs wraps these soft pillows of creamy mashed potatoes to create a delicious croquette. Perfect as a side dish for most any meal, these croquettes are also a great way to use up any left over mashed potatoes. Or serve them with a spicy aioli, as an appetizer. Delicious!!

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Potato Croquettes

A light crispy crust wraps soft pillows of creamy mashed potatoes to create a delicious side dish for most any meal, or serve with a spicy aioli as an appetizer.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine French

Prep Time 50 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings 16

Author Christoph

Ingredients

Croquettes

• 4 cups mashed potatoes, cooled
• ¼ cup minced onion
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoons milk
• salt & pepper

Breading

• cornstarch
• 1 egg beaten
• fine bread crumbs
• vegetable oil

Instructions

Croquettes

• Place mashed potatoes and onions in a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl beat the egg yolks and add to the potatoes.
• Add the flour, milk, and salt and pepper. Mix until well combined and smooth. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• Scoop out about a ¼ cup of the potato mixture and form into a ball, flatten ball into a patty and place on a parchment or wax paper lined baking sheet. Place baking sheet in the fridge for about 20 minutes to firm up for breading.

Breading

• Set up a breading station with three small bowls. Put about a ¼ cup of cornstarch in the first, the beaten egg in the second, and the bread crumbs in the third.
• Working with the chilled potatoes one at a time, dust a potato cake with the corn starch, dredge in the beaten egg, roll to coat with bread crumbs and then return to the baking sheet. Once all cakes are breaded, return to the fridge to firm up before frying.

Fry

• Pour about ½ inch of oil in the bottom of a large skillet. Heat oil to 170°F – 180°F or until it shimmers. You can also test the oil by flicking a bit of flour. If the flour sizzles the oil is ready.
• Carefully slide a few of the cakes at a time into the oil. Cook for about 3 – 4 minutes or until you see a golden color starting to form, carefully turn the cakes and fry for about the same amount of time.
• Remove from the oil and place on a wire rack over a sheet pan to drain.
• Delicious served with an Aioli as an appetizer.

Notes

Croquettes can be spiced or seasoned any way you like. Use seasoned bread crumbs, or add finely chopped peppers for an added kick. Croquettes can be formed in any shape, I find the small patties easy to work with.