Potato-cheese croquette

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Ingredients:

400 gr cooked potatoes

± 0.5 dl milk

50 gr butter

salt

pepper

nutmeg

100 gr mature cheese

1 egg

breadcrumbs

extra:

frying oil

Preparation:

© Janneke's Recipe pages - potato recipes, cheese

Mash the still warm cooked potatoes with butter, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add as much milk to  make a very firm puree. Let cool and add the grated cheese.

Roll the mash into croquettes: With 1 large tablespoon puree, make oval-round balls and model to croquettes or balls (take care that there are no cracks on the outside).

Coat the croquettes with beaten egg and breadcrumbs. Optional let dry for a few minutes and repeat the coating.

Fry the croquettes in not too hot frying fat golden brown and well hot inside.

Drain on kitchen paper.