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Pork and potato croquettes
Ingredients (makes 10)
- 500 g potatoes
- 150 g minced pork
- 15 g raisins
- 50 g onion
- Breading: flour, 1 egg lightly beaten, breadcrumbs
- Butter
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Pepper
- Salt (Skip in case of hypertension or fluid retention)
Method
- 1. Peel and finely dice the onion. Sauté on low heat in a heavy-bottomed frying pan with olive oil and butter. Add the raisins and stir.
- 2. Add the minced pork and cook over low heat stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.
- 3. Once cooked, set aside.
- 4. Peel and cut the potatoes into evenly sized smaller pieces. Boil them in a pot with abundant salted wa-ter. Once cooked, strain, let excessive humidity evapo-rate and mash with a spoonful of butter. Season with salt, and pepper. Let it cool. The potato mash shouldn´t feel runny.
- 5. Grease the palm of your hand with a drop of oil, take a good spoonful of mash and spread the purée across your palm with your fingers. Add a tablespoon of filling in the middle and close your hand, shaping the croquette with the filling inside. Set aside.
- 6. Roll each of the croquettes lightly in flour, then in egg before coating in breadcrumbs
- 7. Fry in a saucepan with abundant oil until golden brown. Transfer to a baking tray or plate lined with kitchen paper to absorb excess oil
