Salmon croquettes

Name: Salmon croquettes
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Servings: About 20 croquettes
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley; 6 ounces (1 cup) flaked cooked salmon; Salt and pepper; 2 quarts vegetable oil, for frying; 2 large eggs, beaten; 2 cups bread crumbs; 1 cup mashed potatoes, cooled; ½ cup sweet peas; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 scallions, minced; Dash of hot sauce

Preparation info

Servings: About
20
croquettes

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Love Your Leftovers

By Nick Evans

Published 2014

About

This is probably the most elegant way to present what is essentially a stuffed tater tot. If you serve these, people will be wowed. Anything fried is probably going to be good, but these are really good. Ideally, if you pair these with some leftover mashed potatoes, you can skip making the potatoes just for this dish.

Ingredients

1 cup mashed potatoes, cooled
6 ounces (1 cup) flaked cooked salmon

Americas
United States
Dinner
Pescatarian
Breakfast

Method

Ideally, you would have some leftover mashed potatoes for this recipe, but if not, peel and cube a large russet potato and then boil it in lightly salted water until it’s tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the potato and mash it with a few tablespoons of milk until it’s nice and smooth. Season with a Pinch of salt and