Authentic home cooking from France, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad France as Croquettes apéritives pomme de terre et pancetta

Potato and Pancetta Appetizer Croquettes

Name: Potato and Pancetta Appetizer Croquettes
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: Makes 15 to 20 croquettes
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs potatoes (about 700 grams); 3 1/2 oz pancetta (about 100 grams); 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (about 60 grams); 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (about 40 grams); 1 large egg; Drizzle of olive oil; Salt, pepper; All-purpose flour for shaping the croquettes; Eggs for coating the croquettes; Breadcrumbs; Olive oil for frying

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Belgique

A very simple recipe for appetizers or as a side dish.

Cooking_tiph @cooking_tiph

Belgique

A very simple recipe for appetizers or as a side dish.

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Ingredients

20 min

Makes 15 to 20 croquettes

1 1/2 lbspotatoes (about 700 grams)
3 1/2 ozpancetta (about 100 grams)
1/2 cupgrated Parmesan cheese (about 60 grams)
1/3 cupall-purpose flour (about 40 grams)
1large egg
Drizzle of olive oil
Salt, pepper
All-purpose flour for shaping the croquettes
Eggs for coating the croquettes
Breadcrumbs
Olive oil for frying

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Steps

20 min

1

Cook the potatoes and mash them.
2

Add the egg. Mix well.
3

Add the pancetta. Mix.
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Next, add the Parmesan cheese. Mix.
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Now add the flour. Mix.
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Drizzle in some olive oil. Mix. Season with salt and pepper. Mix again.
7

Prepare a plate with flour, a bowl with a beaten egg, and another plate with breadcrumbs.
8

Shape the mixture into small balls.
9

Roll them in flour, then in the egg, and finally in the breadcrumbs.
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11

Heat olive oil in a skillet until very hot. Fry the croquettes on all sides until golden brown.
12

You can freeze them and reheat on the day you serve, either in the oven or in a skillet.