Potato Croquettes

Crocchette di Patate

Preparation info
  • Yield: About

    15

    crocchette
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 30

Appears in
The Italian Family Kitchen: Authentic Recipes That Celebrate Homestyle Italian Cooking

By Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander

Published 2024

  • About

Crispy on the outside, soft and cheesy on the inside, these fried potato crocchette are irresistible. While these are savory, here’s an interesting trick we learned from Mamma Rosa to turn them into a dessert: cut a lengthwise incision in a crocchetta, open it like a hot-dog bun, and sprinkle in some sugar. It sounds weird, but it’s delicious! Like with making gnocchi, it’s best to use potatoes that have been lying around in your pantry fo