A street food, good for stuffing a sandwich or to serve at the table as an appetizer

Inside a sandwich, but also on their own, croquettes are one of the tastiest foods of Sicilian street food.

Ingredients for 6 people

800 g Potatoes
9 cloves Garlic
1 Egg
150 g Grated pecorino
q.s. Salt and pepper
q.s. Fresh parsley
q.s. Olive oil

Process

Crocchette di patate

Boil the potatoes and puree them.
Mix the pecorino cheese , a pinch of chopped garlic and parsley into this mixture, then add a sprinkling of pepper and a beaten egg .

Now form small cylinders and fry them in a pan with plenty of oil .

It only takes a few minutes to form a golden crust, drain them on a sheet of kitchen paper and you're done.
The croquettes are ready and you will already be thinking about when to make them again.

Enjoy your meal!

Nutritional tab

Calories kcal: 175

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