Potato Croquettes (Crispy Deep Fried Mashed Potatoes!)
Potato croquettes, or crispy deep fried mashed potatoes is one of the very best ways to use leftover mashed potatoes. However, they’re so good, you’ll be cooking potatoes simply to make these first!
I don’t know about you, but I love potatoes and these potato croquettes are one of my favorite ways to have them!
Actually, there isn’t any way I’ve tasted potatoes that I haven’t liked. Of course, I’m sure if they were sprinkled with cilantro or smothered in horseradish, I’d change my mind, but so far, so good!
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My fish and chips story
One of my best memories as a little girl was being allowed to stay up late on a Friday night, then phoning my Dad at the fish and chip shop to “put in my order” which was always the same: a “special” fish, chips and pickled onions.
Another recipe to use up mashed potatoes: Potato and Salmon Fish Cakes
Nothing tasted as good as that freshly caught haddock, battered and coated in a crispy crumb dressing and deep fried until it was a lovely, bright orange color. Alongside the fish were those incredibly tasty chips (french fries) doused in malt vinegar with my favorite: two mouth-puckering large pickled onions!
These Potato Croquettes are sort of a combination of the fish and chips from my childhood, (although I ate these as a little girl too). They have a fantastic potato flavor, are hot and fluffy, and with the crispy, crunchy coating on the outside–they’re really irresistible!
Whenever you have leftover mashed potatoes, you can whip up this fabulous treat, or you can make them to serve as a side dish for another meal. Potato croquettes are so good, it’s worth cooking potatoes just to be able to make these, but be forewarned–they’ll go quickly! You can even add some grated cheese to the potato mixture, or grated onion.
Potato Croquettes
recipe by Christina Conte
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb (about 2 1/2 cups) mashed potatoes, preferably Russets from Idaho (for US peeps)
- one egg
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- salt and pepper
To Coat:
- 1/2 cup (about 4 oz) flour
- 1 or 2 eggs, beaten with a little salt and pepper
- 1/2 to 1 cup (4 to 8 oz) dry breadcrumbs
- oil, to fry (such as grape seed oil)
Mix the mashed potatoes, egg, parsley, salt and pepper until well combined.
Place the flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs in three separate trays or bowls.
Take a handful of potato mixture, shaping into a log shape or ball, and dip into flour, then egg and then breadcrumbs; repeat (yes, do it twice, it’s worth it!) I love these stainless steel trays for dipping.
Place on a plate or tray (dusted with cornmeal or breadcrumbs) and refrigerate for about an hour.
When ready to cook/eat, heat some grape seed or peanut oil in a small pot, over medium high heat, so that the croquettes may be deep fried.
Fry two or three at a time, depending on how many fit, carefully turning (with tongs) once, until evenly browned.
Remove, and place on towel-lined plate to cool a little.
Continue with the rest of the potato mixture until it is all finished. Put the cooked croquettes in the oven to keep them warm.
Serve hot, on their own with HP Sauce, or as a side.
Enjoy!!!
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Potato Croquettes (Crispy Deep Fried Mashed Potatoes!)
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups mashed potatoes (preferably Russets from Idaho)
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
- ⅛ tsp salt (to taste)
- ⅛ tsp pepper (to taste)
To Coat:
- ½ cup flour
- 1 egg (to 2 eggs, beaten with a little salt and pepper)
- ½ cup dry breadcrumbs (to 1 cup/ 225 g)
- light olive oil (as needed for frying)
Instructions
- Mix the mashed potatoes, egg, parsley, salt, and pepper until well combined.
- Place the flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs in three separate trays or bowls.
- Take a handful of potato mixture, shaping into a log shape or ball, and dip into flour, then egg and then breadcrumbs; repeat (yes, do it twice, it's worth it!) I love these stainless steel trays for dipping.
- Place on a plate or tray (dusted with cornmeal or breadcrumbs) and refrigerate for about an hour.
- When ready to cook/eat, heat oil in a small pot, over medium high heat, so that the croquettes may be deep fried.
- Fry two or three at a time, depending on how many fit, carefully turning (with tongs) once, until evenly browned. Remove, and place on towel-lined plate to cool a little.
- Continue with the rest of the potato mixture until it is all finished. You can keep the first ones hot in the oven, until the rest are done. Serve hot, on their own with HP Sauce, or as a side.
Notes
- Do not whip potatoes. Only mash or rice them for this recipe.
- Nutrition facts for 1 egg and one-half of a cup of flour in coating.
Nutrition
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These are absolutely delicious 😋