Courgette croquettes with Džiugas cheese
Courgette (zucchini) croquettes make an ideal starter served with garlic mayonnaise and a light salad.
This is another good recipe to use up a little of your courgette glut that occurs every autumn.
Courgette croquettes with Džiugas cheese | |
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Servings: | Serves 2 |
Calories per serving: | 1861 |
Ready in: | 45 minutes |
Prep. time: | 15 minutes |
Cook time: | 30 minutes |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | Chef |
First published: | 9th November 2015 |
Best recipe reviewYum! 5/5 Could eat this all day long 😋😋😋 |
Ingredients
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- 200 g of rice
- 100 g of grated Džiugas cheese
- 100 g of cooked sliced meat; ham, chicken, turkey, etc.
- 100 g Philadelphia-style soft cream cheese
- 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
- 1 raw egg
- 50 g plain flour
- Panko breadcrumbs for coating the croquettes
- olive oil for deep frying - I prefer the flavour of olive oil to normal vegetable oil, and it's healthier for you
- 200 g grated courgettes (zucchini)
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Mise en place
- Heat at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) of olive oil in a deep frying pan, 180ºC / 360ºF - don't let it smoke.
Method
- Boil the unrinsed rice for 20 minutes
- In the last few minutes, add the grated courgette, both of the cheeses, the chopped meat and eggs, stir well and sprinkle the flour over the mixture
- Stir well and remove from the heat and allow to cool down so the mixture can be handled
- Whisk the egg in a small bowl
- Using about a tablespoon of the mixture at a time, roll out and form into balls
- Dip each ball into the beaten egg and roll in Panko breadcrumbs to cover evenly
- Deep fry the croquettes in small batches for about 4 minutes or until they are nicely browned
- Drain on kitchen paper
- 180ºC / 360ºF
Serving suggestions
Serve with garlic mayonnaise and a light green salad
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