Name: Spiced Potato Croquettes
Yield: makes 20 small croquettes for canapés, or 12 larger ones to be eaten as snacks or to be served with a main course for 3-4
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: salt and pepper; 2 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded, or a handful of mint leaves, chopped; about 500 g/1 lb or potatoes, preferably Desirée or King Edward, quartered; 60 g/ 2 oz rice flour, plain flour or breadcrumbs; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; 4 eggs; vegetable or groundnut oil, for deep-frying; 1 tsp roasted coriander seeds, roughly crushed in a mortar; 1 tbsp rice flour or plain flour; 1 tsp chilli flakes or 2 fresh chillies, chopped; 2 tsp finely chopped ginger; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 4 shallots, thinly sliced

Preparation info

makes
20
small croquettes for canapés

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

New Wave Asian

By Sri Owen

Published 2002

About

These croquettes are a nice way to spice up a traditional Western favourite. They don’t need to be over-spiced, but a little chilli and ginger, along with a few chosen herbs, will make them special. Guests will enjoy them as canapés with drinks and the family will relish them as a change from more conventional ways of cooking potatoes – even chips. The easiest and quickest way to mash the potatoe