Geeky Cooking - Potato Crocchette

This is one of my all time favorite comfort foods - Potato crocchette or "Crocchette di Patate" in Italian. I was skeptical towards the idea of serving them to my kids because they are so picky, especially when it come to trying new foods! In the end explaining to them that it was "fried mashed potatoes" convinced them enough to try them and guess what? They liked them!

Potato Crocchette

What you need (makes about 7 large crocchette):

- Parmigiano reggiano, at least 1/2 a cup (the more, the tastier my mother always says!)
- 2 large potatoes
- 2 large eggs
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 cup plain bread crumbs
- 3/4 cups Olive Oil

What to do:

Boil potatoes whole, with skin on, till tender.

 Let cool. Peel off the skin, cut and mash the potatoes with potato masher into a bowl.

 Then add the salt, pepper, parmigiano, and one egg.

Mix the ingredients until well combined.

Mash

In two separate plates pour the bread crumbs in one, and the remaining egg in the other (beaten).

Grab a half hand-full of the mash, press into desired shape and roll it in the beaten egg first, then in the bread crumbs. Repeat with the remaining mash.

Heat a frying pan with the oil on medium/medium high heat. Fry the crocchette on both sides till golden brown, put them on two sheets of paper towels to absorb some of the oil and add salt to taste immediately after removing from oil. Serve and enjoy!

P.S: Geeky tip: You may add some mozzarella cheese and ham/cooked bacon bits in the center of the crocchette to add flavor and nutritional value....

Based on: http://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Crocchette-di-patate-con-cuore-filante-di-mozzarella-e-prosciutto.html