Cheesy Roasted Garlic Potato Croquettes

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 Garlic, bulb
  • 3 Potatoes, medium

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 Salt and black pepper

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Oil
  • 1 Olive oil

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 1/2 cups Bread crumbs, plain
  • 1 1/2 cups Panko crumbs

• Dairy

  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • 2/3 cup Gruyere cheese

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Ingredients

• 1 bulb garlic
• 1 olive oil
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 3 to 4 medium potatoes, baked (to make 2 cups of potatoes)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2/3 cup freshly shredded Gruyere cheese
• 3 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups plain bread crumbs
• 1 1/2 cups panko crumbs
• oil for frying

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut 1/4-inch off the top of the bulb of garlic to expose the cloves beneath but do not peel the garlic, you want to roast it in the skin.
• Place clove on a piece of aluminum foil, drizzle some olive oil on top and sprinkle with salt.
• Bring up all sides of foil and twist to close.
• Cook for 60 minutes or until garlic cloves are soft and golden.
• Allow to cool.
• In a bowl either squeeze or use a fork to get out the roasted garlic and smash with a fork.
• Cut baked potatoes in half and scoop out the inside.
• Add the potato to the bowl with the smashed garlic along with the butter, salt and pepper.
• Stir to combine until butter is melted.
• Stir in cheese.
• Using a tablespoon of the mixture form into short logs and place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
• Use three pie plates or shallow bowls, add the slightly beaten eggs to one, plain bread crumbs to another and the panko crumbs to the third.
• Dip each croquette into the egg, then coat in bread crumbs; then dip in egg and bread crumbs again to double coat.
• Repeat with remaining potato croquettes.
• Heat 2 inches of oil in a large pan or pot.
• Fry potato croquettes in batches until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon or two forks transfer to a paper towel lined wire rack.
• Sprinkle with salt, allow to cool for a couple of minutes or keep warm in a 250 degree oven until ready to serve.