Golden Potato Croquettes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Serving: 2
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 570kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 70g
- Fat Content: 30g
- Protein Content: 10g
- Salt : 1.2g
- Sugar Content: 4g
- Potassium: 10mmol / 398mg
- Phosphate: 5 mmol / 157mg
Golden Potato Croquettes
Ingredients
- low potassium potatoes cooked as per low potassium recipe - 400g (1lb) mashed
- unsalted butter - 25g (1oz)
- milk - ½ tablespoon
- salt - ¼ teaspoon
- black pepper - ¼ teaspoon
- egg - ½ medium sized, beaten
- fresh white breadcrumbs - 90g (3½ oz)
- olive oil - for frying (approx 3 tbsp)
Instructions
- Cook the potatoes as per the recipe for Low Potassium Vegetables
- Place the cooked low potassium potatoes, butter, milk and seasoning into a bowl and mash
- Shape the croquette with your hand and dip in the beaten egg.
- Roll each croquette in the breadcrumbs
- Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan and when hot, place the croquettes in a few at a time, making sure you have sufficient room turn them easily.
- Fry on all sides until crisp and golden. Keep warm until all are ready.
Per portion
- this dish provides 2 portions of low potassium potatoes.
- Check your daily allowances to see if you have enough remaining for this dish.
Some advice from the Kidney (Renal) Dietitians:
‘If you do not need to follow a low potassium kidney diet, omit the recipe for low potassium potatoes and prepare your potatoes as normal.'
