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Potato and Mozzarella Croquettes

Potato and Mozzarella Croquettes

a crumbed mashed potato log with a centre of gooey mozzarella cheese everyone loves them

Ingredients

  • 4 large potatoes peeled and chopped
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp cream
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup grated cheese
  • finely shredded green onion/shallots
  • 12 sticks of mozzarella cut from a rectangle block (mainland do these)
  • flour for crumbing
  • 3 eggs beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
  • 3 cups vegetable oil to deep fry
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Method

  1. boil or steam your potatoes till soft and cooked throughly
  2. DRAIN VERY WELL
  3. mash together with butter cream grated cheese salt and pepper and egg yolk
  4. mash well and then add the finely chopped onions
  5. cool the mix divide into 12
  6. once cool wet your hands and take a portion of the mix
  7. flatten slightly in your hand and place a mozzarella stick inside, enclose the cheese with potato and then crumb, flour, then egg then breadcrumbs.
  8. set aside on a plate and repeat with remaining croquettes to make 12
  9. heat oil in a saucepan (small to medium)
  10. and fry a couple at a time till golden
  11. serve immediately
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Notes & Tips

if you like you can try it out with a stronger hard cheese but i use the mozzarella as its melts excellently but also keeps a great shape inside and dosent seep out while frying. ALSO a pre brought breadcrumb coating like the herb and garlic one avail at woolies works great too great with a tomato chutney (or HUNGRY GIRLS chilli jam) or as a side in place of potato in a classic dinner. awesome with a small slice of thin ham wrapped around the mozzarella before wrapping in potato