Nutritious Potato

from nestle.com

Croqueta de Patatas

Crunchy on the outside, moist and tender on the inside fried potatoes that make wonderful meal starters

Ingredients:

½ kg potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed well
3 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
1tbsp. seasoning

salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup  Fresh Milk, or enough to make a paste
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp minced onion
¼ kg ground beef
¼ cup water
1 11g  Broth Cube
¼ cup minced spring onion
2 tbsp all purpose flour
bread crumbs, as needed
2 eggs slightly beaten
cooking oil for frying

Procedure:

1. Combine mashed potato, butter, and seasoning. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour in  Fresh Milk until a paste consistency is achieved. Set aside.
2. Heat cooking oil, sauté garlic and onion until limp. Stir in ground beef and cook until the beef turns brown in color. Pour in water, add  Broth Cube and spring onion. Continue cooking until mixture is almost dry. Let cool.
3. Add flour to the mashed potato to achieve molding consistency. Scoop about 2 tbsp of the prepared mashed potato and fill it up with ground beef mixture. Shape into a ball or into small logs. Dip in beaten eggs then roll in breadcrumbs.
4. Heat cooking oil. Fry the cocreta one by one until golden brown. Transfer onto a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil. Serve with the prepared sauce on the side.

(courtesy of nestle recipe)