Chorizo and Potato croquette. These Potato Croquettes are a great crispy appetizer for parties and game day. A crispy shell surrounds a mix of creamy mashed potatoes, queso fresco, and chorizo sausage. Croquettes are the kind of food that I always tend to order at restaurants, but they are actually very easy to make at home.
Try these Chorizo Croquettes for a savory taste of Spain!
Served throughout the country in homes and tapas bars alike, Croquetas de Chorizo feature a creamy-smooth filling made from a cheesy bechamel sauce that's spiked with garlicky, paprika-infused, Spanish GOYA® Chorizo.
Trust us, everyone will be impressed… Want to really impress guests?
You can have Chorizo and Potato croquette using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chorizo and Potato croquette
- You need 2 of large baking potatoes.
- Prepare 4 tbsp of milk.
- It's 10 tablespoons of breadcrumbs (or make your own).
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of butter.
- It's 1/2 of yellow onion chopped up fine.
- You need 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- You need 3 tablespoons of flour.
- You need 10 Slices of Chorizo, blended.
- You need 3 of eggs.
Set some of these chorizo and potato croquettes out as an appetizer, and you'll have everyone asking for the recipe — and for seconds. Folded into mashed potatoes, chorizo adds bold notes of flavor and texture. Crispy croquettes are always popular, but do need to be well seasoned with a really tasty filling. Place all the ingredients, including the potato and chopped chorizo, in a large bowl and season.
Chorizo and Potato croquette step by step
- First cut potatoes into wedges about 2cm and boil for 9 minutes.
- Mash your potatoes and add the Milk, Butter, Onion, Pepper, Salt, Chorizo and 2 eggs. Give a good mix and leave in the fridge for about an hour..
- While you are waiting either make your own breadcrumbs by blending 3 slices of bread and placing on a baking tray for 10 min at 210 fan.,or place your bought onto a tray spread out. Mix 2 eggs in shallow dish.
- After an hour get your hands dirty by making 2inch by 2inch balls. Then role in the egg then in the breadcrumbs, then place onto a tray..
- Cook in the oven for 10 minutes, turn them over and cook for another 10 minutes..
Mix everything together until well combined. Mash the potatoes and place in a bowl, add the beaten egg and butter, season well and stir to combine. Heat a frying pan, add the onion and chorizo; sauté until crispy, stir through the parsley and. Add the chorizo mixture to the potato mixture. Dip each ball into the last beaten egg, then into the bread crumbs.