Review + Giveaway: D'Orsogna Chorizo and Potato Croquettes

This dish is a real winner, they are perfect as well for dinner, served with a cold salad and by making a larger batch you can also enjoy them for lunch the next day. Whether they are served hot or cold these little gems have the perfect balance of flavour. The D'Orsogna Spicy Chorizo Salami gives them a bit of a kick, but you could easily swap this for the D'Orsogna Mild Salami for younger children even though my two didn't seem to mind the flavour at all. They were more worried about the 'green stuff' parsley that they could see. Next time my parsley chopping skills will be improved to make the pieces smaller so the kids don't see them.

This recipe made a good serving of about 24 Croquettes

These could easily be sent to school with a sweet dipping sauce. I dare say you won't see these coming back home in the lunchbox.

INGREDIENTS

• 100g D’Orsogna Deli Fresh Spicy Chorizo Salami, diced
• 2 cups Mashed Potato, cold
• 1 tsp sweet Paprika
• ½ cup Grated Cheddar
• 2 Eggs + 2 Eggs yolks
• 2 tbs chopped Parsley
• 1 cup plain Flour
• 1 cup Milk
• 200g of Breadcrumbs
• ½ cup Vegetable Oil
• Salt and Pepper

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mix together the chorizo, potato, paprika, cheese, yolks, and parsley.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Shape into little tablespoon sized cylinders and put in the refrigerator to cool.
4. Whisk together the eggs and milk.
5. Roll the croquettes in flour, dip in the egg wash and then roll again in breadcrumbs.
6. Shallow fry the croquettes until golden and crispy.
7. Sprinkle with salt and serve immediately with a little green salad.

Click here to view the recipe on the Lunchtime Legend website

Take a look at the video showing you exactly what to do.

Step by Step
The Deli Fresh packets are perfect for saving space in the fridge as well, you simply unwrap, peel, remove the contents you need, wrap back up and seal - ready for next time.

How to pack in the lunchbox:  Place the Croquettes in a separate sealed container along with the dipping sauce in another seperate container. If wanting to send warm, these thermo containers from Cheeki are perfect for enjoying warm food hours later.

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Freezer Friendly: Place individual servings (4 Croquettes) of cooked croquettes into a zip lock bag and freezer for up to 3 months. Remove from the freezer the night before to defrost or place straight in the lunchbox frozen and they will be defrosted by lunchtime. Make sure to send with a freezer pack or if sending warm place in the above mentioned thermo containers.

If you liked the sound of these delicious croquettes, I have a $30 gift card for Woolworths to giveaway thanks to D'Orsogna Deli Fresh so you can make these at home and also pick up some other D'Orsogna Deli Fresh meats from their range.

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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post, I was provided payment as well as the ingredients to make the recipe. All opinions expressed are my own.

Click here to view more great Lunchtime Legend recipes by Matt Golinski for D'Orsogna Deli Fresh.

The D'Orsogna Deli Fresh range is available exclusively from Woolworths.