Croquettes of cottage cheese with potatoes
4 servings
45 minutes
Cottage cheese croquettes with potatoes are an exquisite French recipe rooted in refined culinary traditions. The delicate combination of airy cottage cheese and soft potatoes gives the dish a velvety texture, while fried onions add a light caramel sweetness. Fried to a golden crust, these croquettes become crispy on the outside and incredibly tender on the inside. They are served with a fragrant sauce made of green onions, cucumbers, and mushrooms that enhances the flavor and adds freshness. These croquettes are perfect for both elegant dinners and cozy home evenings. French cuisine is renowned for its elegance and balance of flavors, and this dish is a vivid testament to its mastery.
1
Boil the potatoes, peel them, and let them cool. Pass fresh cottage cheese through a meat grinder along with the potatoes. Chop the onion and fry it in fat until light golden.
- Potato: 200 g
- Curd cheese (tvorog): 300 g
- Onion: 50 g
- Fat: 80 g
2
Mix margarine with egg yolks, add cottage cheese, potatoes, fried onions, season to taste with salt and pepper, and mix well.
- Margarine: 20 g
- Egg yolk: 2 pieces
- Curd cheese (tvorog): 300 g
- Potato: 200 g
- Onion: 50 g
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
3
Cut into bars 3 cm thick and 8 cm long, coat in breadcrumbs. Fry on all sides in a pan. Arrange the fried croquettes in a pyramid on a plate. Serve with a sauce made of green onions, cucumbers, and mushrooms.
- Breadcrumbs: 3 tablespoons
