Potato croquettes with marinara sauce
Crispy potato croquettes with cheese and tomato marinara sauce
Ingredients
| mashed potatoes 0.5 kg |
| wheat flour 7 tbsp. |
| egg 1 pc |
| egg yolks 2 pcs |
| hard cheese 150 g |
| breadcrumbs 50 g |
| salt, black pepper to taste |
| vegetable oil 600 ml |
| MASHED POTATOES: |
| potatoes 450 g |
| milk 50 ml |
| butter 30 g |
| salt a pinch |
| MARINARA SOUCE: |
| shallots 50 g |
| garlic 2 cloves |
| tomatoes (without skin) 120 g |
| cream (30%) 60 ml |
| white dry wine 50 ml |
| olive oil 1 tbsp. |
| butter 25 g |
| green basil 5 leaves |
| salt, black pepper to taste |
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare the sauce. Chop the garlic and shallots and fry in the oil. Pour in the wine and evaporate a third of the liquid. Then add the tomatoes beaten with a blender and simmer for 2-3 minutes. After a while, add chopped basil, salt, pepper and cream. Stir, bring the sauce to a boil and remove from the stove.
Step 2
Prepare the mashed potatoes. Boil the diced potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain the water, mash the potatoes, add butter, boiled milk and mix well. Then rub the mashed potatoes through a sieve and let them cool down completely.
Step 3
Prepare the potato dough. Add 2 tablespoons of flour, yolks, grated cheese, salt and pepper to the cold mashed potatoes. Stir. Cover the bowl with the dough with foil and leave in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. After this time, form small balls, coat them in flour, then in egg and then in breadcrumbs and deep-fry until golden.
Step 4
Serve the croquettes with marinara sauce.
