Potato, Chorizo + Mozzarella Croquettes
Prep time: 35-40minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
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700g washed potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
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50g butter, diced
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¼ cup milk
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¼ tsp white pepper
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1tsp salt
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200g chorizo, chopped
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100g Symons Organic Mozzarella, torn into 5g pieces
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½ cup plain flour
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4 eggs, whisked
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200g panko breadcrumbs
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2 cups cooking oil for deep frying
Capsicum Sauce
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¼ cup olive oil
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1 ½ red capsicum, diced
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½ onion, diced
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3 garlic cloves, sliced
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½ tsp salt
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1 tbsp brown sugar
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1 tsp smoked paprika
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½ cup chopped tomatoes
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1 tbsp sherry vinegar
Method:
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Place the potatoes in a pot and cover with salted water. Place over high heat and boil for 20 minutes, or until softened. Drain and allow to sit out for 1-2 minutes to evaporate the rest of the water.
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Mash the potatoes using a potato masher, add the butter, milk, salt and white pepper, mix until well combined.
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Place a frying pan over medium-high heat with 2 tsp of olive. Add the chorizo and sauté for 4 mins until golden brown. Add the chorizo to the mash and mix it through. Transfer the chorizo mash to a tray and allow to cool in the freezer for 15 minutes, until it reaches room temperature.
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Once cold, take approximately 1 tbsp of the potato mixture and stuff with a piece of the mozzarella. Roll it into a ball, set aside and repeat with remaining mash and mozzarella.
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Place the flour, eggs and panko into three different bowls.
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Roll each of the balls first in the flour, follow by egg and finish with the panko. Set aside on a plate.
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Repeat this crumbing process a second time, but this time only through egg wash and panko.
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Heat up the oil in a medium size saucepan or in a deep fryer until the oil is hot approximately 180°C. Add the croquettes and cook for 2 minutes until golden brown. Set aside.
For the Capsicum Sauce:
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Place a medium size frying pan over high heat with the olive oil and add the capsicum, onion and garlic. Sauté for 5 minutes until tender.
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Add the salt, sugar, paprika and tomatoes. Cook for further 5 minutes until caramelised and lightly burnt.
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Add the vinegar and let it cook off for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly, then blitz with a stick blender until smooth.
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Serve croquettes hot with the capsicum sauce.