I went to my regular egg supplier the other day, and I realized that they are also selling huge sacks of potatoes for Rm5 or Rm6 each, depending on what kind of potatoes there is inside the sacks. I got into my frugal mode and grabbed a huge sack of 8 kg for Rm6.
When I came home, it occurred to me that the supply can last for more than a week for my family, and I decided to get creative with it. Initially, I wanted to make rosti out of it (Rosti is a traditional Swiss dish made out of shredded potatoes) but rostis are rather bland to my liking. I opted to make potato croquettes instead.
Here’s sharing the recipe with you.
Ingredients:
1 kg of boiled potatoes
2 eggs, nicely beaten up
Cheddar cheese/bacon bits (optional)
KFC powder
Oil for frying (or if you prefer, you can bake it in the oven… but my oven goes KABOOM on me… so… yeah…)
Scrub your potatoes clean and boil them til they are fully cooked. Drain them and leave it to cool for 1 hour… or overnight in the fridge.
Shred or mash them up. Not too finely, though. You wouldn’t want to have mushy texture as it will break while you’re frying it.
Crack your eggs into a bowl and beat them up with 2 table spoon of KFC powder.
Add in some mozzarella cheese/cheddar cheese/bacon bits. Pour in the egg mixture and mix them well.
Heat up the oil and fry them up til golden brown.
Ooops… duzzin look so nice, but you can serve it with steak, rice or even eat it on it’s own with some dips.
Looks can be deceiving. I assure you that it’s yummy. Only 3 was left for me when I served them to my two hungry boys. >.< My husband says it tasted like cheesy hash brown.
Cleffairy: Hmm… perhaps I could make my own nuggets next. *GRINZ*
Bergedil lah tu….apa croquettes! LOL!!! Try mashed potatoes, potato shoup…fry chicken in soy sauce, Bombay onion and ginger slices…and add potato cubes…or corned beef with potatoes….or sell to nursery for potato art. LOL!!!
Kakakaka… but some ppl dono wud is bergedil. SEll to nursery for art kah? Aiyo… very waste, better cook and makan instead.
YUm, I like everything with cheese! KFC powder for croquettes, how inventive!
Kakakaka… it’s actually because I malas put salt and pepper inside. Straight put KFC powder, and turns out it tasted nice.
hey..they look good ma.. fried stuff are always nice.. but for my age, i berhati-hati sikit now.. sikit only.. hehehe…
Hahaha, claire, actually young or old oso nid to take in moderation. 😀
how come tak macam kita orang makan hari tu?
That one different…. that one the egg was coated from the outside, this one mixed together only fry. Tak sama, and not meant to taste the same too.
I’m the opposite of Alice Law, I don’t like anything with cheese! >.<
Nvm, next time I sumbat u, I’ll omit the cheese.
WoW! 8kg for RM6 is very cheap lo. Make keropok goreng and sell. Ask Small Kuching to be agent.
Yes… it is indeed very cheap. If I buy the potatoes from the pasar… 1kg oredi cost more more than Rm3! Imagine that. Cut throat. Tsk tsk tsk. These days, I opt to straight go to the supplier and get my eggs, milk and potatoes supplies from there.
ermm…trying to figure how are this done…Shud try one day, when i am in the mood of frying la..akkakaka
Nevermine la, Ling. If ur experiment fail, just let me know. I sumbat u some. LOL. I still got lotsa potatoes at home. =.=