Potato Croquettes
(Kroket Kentang)

Ingredients:
500 gr. potatoes, boiled and mashed
25 gr. powdered milk
salt to taste
ground pepper to taste
2 eggs
fine breadcrumbs
vegetable oil for deep frying
Instructions:
Blend mashed potatoes with powdered milk, salt, pepper and 1 beaten egg until smooth and set aside.
Take 2 Tbs. of the mashed potatoes mixtur and pit it on a piece of buttered banana leaf or wax paper.  Flatten the piece of dough into an oval shaped with buttered finger.  Put 1½ tsp. stuffing in the middle of the oval dough.  Fold over the piece of dough and path into an oval roll.
Beat the remaining egg.  Dip the croquettes in turn in the breadcrumbs, egg and breadcrumbs again.
Deep fry the croquettes in hot oil until they are golden brown.

 

Stuffing Ingredients:
2 Tbs. margarine
2 small shallots, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
200 gr. ground beef
5 carrots, peeled and finely cubed
125 cc water
salt to taste
ground pepper to taste
1 Tbs. flour
Stuffing Instructions:
Saute the shallots and garlic with 2 Tbs. margarine over medium heat.  Add the ground beef and the carrots.  Stir well for a minute or two.
Add water, salt and pepper.   Simmer while stirring occasionaly, until it's done.
Finally add the flour that has been dissolved in a littel warer while stirring.
Remove and let it cool.

 

Makes 12 croquettes.