Food & Wine
Potato and goat's cheese croquettes
As a Moorish starter or even just a nice afternoon snack for special occasions, you really can’t go past these tasty potato and goat’s cheese croquettes.
Ingredients:
- 500g potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 50g unsalted butter, chopped
- 1 egg, lightly beaten, plus extra 1 yolk
- 100g soft goat's cheese
- 75g plain flour
- 120g flaked almonds, crushed
- Sunflower oil
Method:
- To begin, cook potato in a pan of boiling, salted water for 20 minutes or until tender.
- Drain then return to the pan and shake to remove excess moisture.
- Mash potato with butter until smooth, then season.
- Add egg yolk and goat’s cheese and mix.
- Divide mixture into four portions, rolling into a thick log. Cut logs into pieces.
- Place flour, beaten egg and almond in separate bowls.
- Roll the croquettes first in flour, then egg, then almond.
- Half fill a deep-fryer or large pan with sunflower oil and heat to 190°C.
- Fry for three minutes or until golden, and drain on paper towel.
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