Potato Croquettes with Almonds

Crocchetee Alle Mandorle

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Antonio Carluccio's Southern Italian Feast: More Than 100 Recipes Inspired by the Flavour of Southern Italy

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1998

  • About

An extremely tasty and useful alternative to plain potato croquettes. Serve as an accompaniment to fish or meat.

Ingredients

  • 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) potatoes
  • 1

Method

Wash the potatoes well but don’t peel them. Put them in a pan of water, bring to the boil and simmer until tender. Drain and leave to cool, then peel and mash them. Mix in the egg, Parmesan cheese and some salt and pepper, then shape into croquettes about 7.5 cm (3