Meat stuffed potato croquettes are crispy, fried snacks consisting of an outer shell of mashed potatoes, stuffed with cooked ground meat.
Author: Meghalee Das
Recipe type: Snack
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
Large potatoes: 4
Cooked ground turkey (or any other meat): 1 cup
Breadcrumbs (preferably Panko): 1½ cups
Flour: ½ cup
Egg: 1
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Oil for frying
Method
Boil the potatoes until they are soft. Peel and mash them to a smooth consistency.
Take a fist size amount of mashed potatoes, make a ball and then flatten it a bit. Place 1 - 2 tbsp stuffing in the depression.
Close and seal it and shape it like a disk. Arrange all the croquettes in a plate in a similar manner.
Season the flour with salt and pepper. Coat the croquette with the flour on all sides, dip it in a bowl of beaten egg and then coat it with breadcrumbs.
Refrigerate for half an hour. Heat oil and fry the croquettes on medium high till golden brown.
Serve hot with ketchup or any chutney.
Recipe by The Saffron Platter at https://thesaffronplatter.com/683-meat-stuffed-potato-croquettes.html