Croquettes are made of dough, generally round or oval, made with ham, meat, fish, eggs or other ingredients. These are mixed with béchamel or purée, coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in abundant oil. This last step adds a lot of calories, and it’s also not very healthy, and even worse for those with heart problems or a history of them.
Ingredients to make Baked Potato Croquettes:
• 2 medium potatoes
• 1 egg
• ½ cup of breadcrumbs
• ½ cup polenta
• 30 grams of fresh cheese
How to make Baked Potato Croquettes:
The first step you must do to make this recipe for baked potato croquettes is to cook the potato. To do this, brush the potato and prick it with its skin. Cook it in the microwave for about 4-5 minutes on each side.
Tip: if you don’t have a microwave or don’t want to use it, you can boil them. We recommend that you do it with the peel so that it does not absorb as much water and you get a dry puree.
Being careful not to burn yourself, remove the skin from the potato for your delicious croquettes. Mash it and season it to taste. We point out that nutmeg and pepper go very well with potatoes. However, you can also add mustard, garlic powder, rosemary, chopped green onion, among other options.
Tip: avoid using flavoring broths to season as they normally have a large amount of sodium and the goal of this recipe is to be healthy.
Once the puree is cold, take small amounts with the help of a spoon, fill it with cheese and close it. Proceed to coat them by passing them first through the egg and then through the breadcrumbs mixed with the polenta. Repeat the batter so that it is well sealed and the cheese is not lost. We point out that you can give your croquettes the shape you want: round, cylindrical, square, to your liking. Turn on the oven strong to 200 ºC.
Tip: You can add seeds to the breadcrumb and polenta mixture. You can also replace the breadcrumbs with oatmeal so that this preparation is suitable for coeliac.
Arrange the croquettes in a roasting pan with vegetable spray or 1 teaspoon of oil spread or with the napkin. Cook them in the preheated strong oven approximately 12 minutes. The baked mashed potato croquettes are almost ready!
Once that time has passed, turn your croquettes and cook them for another 3-5 minutes so they brown evenly. Serve and enjoy these delicious and crispy Easy Potato Croquettes!
Light baked potato croquettes and other versions
You can replace the fresh cheese to fill the potato with blue cheese, black pudding, ham, tuna or chicken.
