Cocreta de Patatas (Potato Croquettes)

Ingredients

1/2 kilo potatoes, boiled and mashed well
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
spring onions, minced
1/3 cup milk, or enough to make a paste
flour
salt and pepper
Bread crumbs
minced garlic
2 eggs, slightly beaten
minced onions
1/2 kilo ground beef or pork
Oil for saut?ing

Recipe Info
Category : Appetizers/ Pika-Pika
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Directions

1) Blend the mashed potatoes with butter, milk, a little salt and pepper to taste. The mixture must be smooth and must form a paste. Set aside.

2) Saut? garlic, onions, and ground meat in oil

3) Stir in the water and simmer until the meat is cooked, and the mixture almost dry.

4) Season with salt and pepper, and then add the spring onions.

5) Blend in a little flour to get a molding consistency.

6) Shape mixture into firm separate forms the size and shape of eggs.

7) Cover individually with the mashed potato mixture.

Roll each one in breadcrumbs. Set aside.