On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:16:20 -0500, Sky >
wrote:
>The August 2008 issue of Gourmet magazine has an interesting recipe
>called -- guess what it is <G> ---
> http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/fo...QUETTES-243269
>-- <G> This recipe really intrigues me.
>
>Until eating out recently at a local Italian restaurant, I'd never eaten
>potato croquettes before. But, I had read the Gourmet recipe a week or
>two prior visiting the italian restaurant and had a good idea what they
>were, so I ordered the pork tenderloin dinner which included the
>croquettes (and brocolli, that I requested on a separate plate for my
>fellow diners to eat and share instead of me). The croquettes were very
>good, and I liked them a lot, even as cold leftovers with the pork.
>But, I think the restaurant's recipe was different than the one I saved
>from the Gourmet magazine because I never noticed any cheese as an
>ingredient.
>
>Has anyone made potato croquettes before? Any hints, tips or tricks? I
>have some mashed potatoes that I made last night and want to try to make
>these.
>
>Sky, who enjoys discussions about food ;D
Here's what I said a few days ago in the Baking Potato thread that
Dimitri started. There's a few fuzzy picture links. Kink of on the
lines what you're wanting to do.
Lou
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I take leftovers or make extras and mash them, but keep them on the
dry side. Then I form patties with wet fingers, dip in an egg wash
and coat heavily with panko. Then I wrap individually and freeze. To
serve all they need is about 2 minutes per side in a wok with enough
hot oil to cover. A perfect quick and easy side dish. You can add
cheese or whatever you want to the mixture but you need to keep them a
bit dry or they're impossible to form and they explode in the hot oil.
Lou
I forgot to say: IMO, an important key is to rice the potatoes. I
also freeze them a bit before I wrap them:
http://i33.tinypic.com/2ykkh89.jpg
This one got away from me and browned a bit too much, but still was
awesome. Sorry the pics are a little fuzzy.
http://i33.tinypic.com/fk0jk9.jpg
Lou