I was fortunate enough to be able to buy 200 lbs. of potatoes from a local farm this year, and they were only $.10 a pound.
Of course, that means lots and lots of potato soup, baked potatoes, and mashed potatoes. I found a way for us to use up some of the leftover mashed potatoes by making them into potato croquets.
All you need to do is:
Mix together 1/2 cup flour, 2 eggs, 1 cup shredded cheese, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper with 2 cups leftover mashed potatoes. Carefully shape into “patties” and dredge on both sides in cornmeal.
Fry in a traditional fat,
like beef tallow or coconut oil until golden brown, approximately 3 minutes. Butter can be used, but be careful of scorching. Flip over and fry on the other side for another 2-3 minutes.
Serve with pepper gravy, if desired.
Make the gravy by first melting 4 tablespoons butter in a pan, and adding 4 tablespoons flour. Allow to cook for 1 minute to remove the “raw flour” taste. Add 2 cups of milk, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper. Stir constantly, allowing gravy to thicken. Perfect as a side dish, for breakfast or any time.
Becky Striepe says
January 7, 2014 at 8:04 amThese look great! We’ve done a similar vegan version with leftover beans and veg mixed into the potatoes, but I didn’t develop the recipe enough to publish.
Melanie says
January 7, 2014 at 10:22 am200 lbs of potatoes? Wow! You definitely have been busy cooking various potato dishes!
Jamie @Momma Without a Clue says
January 7, 2014 at 10:43 amDefinitely potato fans around here, thanks for the recipe. These look so yummy
Cheshire Cat says
January 7, 2014 at 11:12 amWow 200 potatoes, your very ambitious. Looks like a tasty recipe, I’ll have to try it.
Elisebet F says
January 7, 2014 at 11:47 amYummy! Were they russet potatoes?
Heather says
January 7, 2014 at 11:56 amyes ma’am…delicious russets! 🙂
Amanda @ The Mommy Mix says
January 7, 2014 at 11:51 amThese look absolutely delicious and perfect for me! I am very bad for making way too much when I make mashed potatoes and end up throwing out most of it. Pinning for the next time I do that!
Brandi says
January 7, 2014 at 12:15 pmLooks like a delicious alternative to some other potato sides. Great way to mix it up. I can’t get over the 200 pounds of potatoes being purchased! I have a family of 11 and I wouldn’t even know where to store 200 pounds of potatoes!
Heather says
January 7, 2014 at 12:17 pmwe have them in bushel baskets on shelves in our walk in pantry 🙂 It’s only 6 baskets…sounds like more than it really is 😉
[email protected] says
January 7, 2014 at 3:31 pmThese look like my potato cakes; we had them just last week and you are right they are so good. I was using my leftover mashed potatoes, too.
Joanna Sormunen says
January 7, 2014 at 3:32 pmThose look absolutely delicious. I love potato in every all forms, lol. I must try this out, definedly.
Donna Roberts says
November 19, 2016 at 6:37 pmI hope u did some canning with 200lbs of gators?
Heather Harris says
November 21, 2016 at 12:35 pmyes, as a matter of fact, we canned and dehydrated a LOT of them!
Chelle @ oh just stop already says
January 7, 2014 at 5:14 pmAdmittedly at first I thought it said “potato crochet” and I was excited to learn to make a tater. But now I’m hungry and these look so dang delicious!
Brittnei says
January 7, 2014 at 9:43 pmHi Heather!
This is my first time at your site and let me just say, I love your blurb on the side that said “hi and to c’mon in!” It reminds me of a warm, southern hospitality that I’ve experienced in the past when dining in Southern states. I know about croquets from seeing them on the Food Network and let me just tell you that these look amazing! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us! 🙂
Heather says
January 7, 2014 at 10:05 pmHi Brittnei and welcome! Thanks so much for coming~!
joy | chemist2writer says
January 8, 2014 at 1:19 pmThat looks really easy to do -I think I would try that when we have potatoes around 🙂 Thanks!
Becky says
January 9, 2014 at 7:18 amI just got some Yukon Gold potatoes and wanted to do something a little different with them. This is perfect! Thanks!
Kathryn Arnold says
November 19, 2014 at 2:28 pmOne of my fond childhood memories is of warm potato pancakes with lots of applesauce.