Here's what we are cooking this week. I finally cooked up those potatoes I dug up. We grew these beautiful Yukon Gold potatoes and I knew I wanted to make mashed potatoes. The color of these potatoes are golden and so yummy looking.
Totally simple and completely delicious. A little bit of milk, butter, salt and pepper. Yukon Golds have a buttery taste already, so you don't need to add much. The flavor is outstanding!
We had a lot of left over mashed potatoes so the following day, I made croquettes.
To make potato croquettes, you take the mashed potato, roll it into balls and flatten them into discs. It's not necessary to flatten them if you like round croquettes. Dip into egg, and then some seasoned bread crumbs. Note: I sometimes add cheese in the middle of these croquettes, it is divine!
Cook in a skillet with some vegetable oil until golden brown. No leftovers this time around!
Those potato croquettes look good! The cook in the family makes something similar (in my opinion) with leftover mashed potatoes (not that leftover mashed potatoes happen very often!). I just read him your process and he looked at me like I'd sprouted a second head and said "my potato hashbrowns are completely different." Apparently not dipping them in breadcrumbs makes it something completely different - who'd have known? The end result looked pretty much the same to me :)
ReplyDeleteThe croquettes look yummy no wonder you have no leftovers.
ReplyDeleteThose potato croquettes look really good. I like your idea of adding cheese to the middle too...mmm.:)
ReplyDeleteyuuuummy!I love yukon gold potatoes. The croquettes look delicious. I may save some space for potatoes next year!
ReplyDeleteI just say a tip one some food network show I thought was really good. The host incorporated some of the hot liquid (milk or whatever you use)into the potatoes, but then saved some and just added it to the pot of mashed potatoes, and covered it. Then, when guests arrive and it's time to serve the potatoes, mix the liquid in just before serving. This will prevent the potatoes from turning into a giant brick by the time people are ready to eat. I thought it was a great tip.
Anyway, I'm glad you decided to play along this week! Hope you'll be back next week! :)
How yummy. I've never thought to do the bread crumbs on the fried leftover potatoes. Good idea. I'll have to try it.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed you grew potatoes.
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ReplyDeleteI am also impressed you were able to grow potatoes. The potatoe pics are making me hungry.
ReplyDeleteBoth ways look delicous. Way to go on growing your own.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for leftover mashed potatoes! I will have to try it.
ReplyDeleteYum! I want to try these when I dig up my spuds. I hope I have a decent enough amount to make this recipe!
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