Croquettes are small cutlets that are doused in flour or breadcrumbs and fried in oil. They can be made from any food, such as mashed potatoes with spinach and canned corn. Croquettes can be a side dish or a complete meal.
It is necessary
- Ingredients for 4 persons:
- - 2 large potatoes;
- - a pack of fresh spinach leaves;
- - 3 tablespoons of canned corn;
- - a spoonful of Philadelphia cheese (you can use any curd cheese);
- - a teaspoon of butter;
- - 50 ml of milk;
- - nutmeg (ground);
- - pepper and salt;
- - an egg;
- - corn flour;
- - olive oil.
Instructions
Step 1
Potatoes need to be washed, peeled, cut into large pieces, boiled until tender and discarded in a colander.
Step 2
Throw the spinach leaves into boiling water and, after boiling again, cook for literally 1, 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, discard in a colander so that all the water is glass.
Step 3
Put the potatoes in a bowl (it shouldn't have time to cool too much), knead with a fork. Add cheese, butter and milk. Mix very well.
Step 4
Pour corn, spinach leaves into mashed potatoes, salt and pepper, season with ground nutmeg. Let the puree cool so as not to burn your hands.
Step 5
Heat a sufficient amount of olive oil in a frying pan. Beat the egg in one plate with a fork, and pour the flour into the second. We form croquettes in the form of small balls, dip in a beaten egg, roll in flour and fry in oil.
Step 6
Serve hot with your favorite sauce.
