Potato croquettes – all the mistakes you should not make to prepare them perfectly

Delicious as a starter, as a side dish or as a tasty finger food, potato croquettes are as simple as they are good. But to prepare them impeccably, you must take some precautions and avoid mistakes that jeopardize the perfect result.

The potato croquette is the queen of finger food, a popular treat among adults and children, a legend of street food, especially in the croquette version typical of Naples , it is a perfect and really tasty recipe that lends itself to many variations, each one more delicious than the next.

Potato croquettes can be prepared in a few minutes and always look great on the table, provided they are cooked to perfection . Even though there are few ingredients, potato croquettes actually pose many risks, the most common of which is that they open when fried.

If you want to avoid making mistakes when preparing potato croquettes, remember to avoid these very common mistakes that make the difference between a perfect result and a compromise recipe.

1. Pay attention to the ingredients

The main ingredient of croquettes is potatoes, for this reason you must choose carefully. A trick that will prove very useful for the cooking phase is to prefer white potatoes – they are more floury than other varieties – or yellow potatoes, and make sure they are a little ripe : their compact consistency prevents the croquettes from falling apart.

Also pay attention to the dosage , because the goodness of potato croquettes lies precisely in their simplicity. A few extra spices and seasonings are fine, but without exaggerating, as we explain in our recipe for potato croquettes.

2. The shape of the croquettes

If you do not have great manual skills in preparing potato croquettes, their shape could be one of the most common mistakes that compromises the final success of your recipe. To ensure uniform cooking, in fact, it is necessary to take the right amount of dough and work it to obtain the classic elongated shape . In addition, if the croquettes are the same size, the effect will be much more beautiful when you bring them to the table.

3. Do not let the dough rest

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