October 2024 - The Better Home Life

This easy baked potato croquette recipe is sure to please any family. The croquettes are so easy to reheat for leftover sides. They pair nicely with any meat and potatoes meal. Baking the croquettes is healthier than frying them, don’t worry, the panko coating will still be crispy and delicious. Serve with a side of sour cream if desired.

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Tools needed to make potato croquettes

Potato Croquettes Ingredients

4 pounds of russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
5 Tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, diced
8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
1.5 cups panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
salt and pepper to taste

How to make potato croquettes

First boil the potatoes until they break apart easily with a fork, drain the water.

Meanwhile, sauté the onion in 1 tablespoon of the butter.

Place the warm potatoes in a mixing bowl along with the remaining butter, cheddar cheese and salt and pepper. Use a hand mixer to blend well.

Add the sauteed onions and continue to blend until smooth and creamy.

Measure out approximately 1/2 cup of the mixture and roll it into a ball. Continue to roll the balls until all of the mixture is used up.

Pour the panko bread crumb on a plate.

Panko on a plate

Roll each potato ball into the crumbs until well coated. Flatten each ball slightly and place it on a parchment lined sheet pan.

Sprinkle each croquette with smoked paprika.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the croquettes are lightly browned and crispy.

Serve with sour cream.

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Course: Side Cusine:French Difficulty:Easy

Servings

12 minutes

Preparing Time

30 minutes

Cooking Time

25 minutes

Calories

kcal

INGREDIENTS

4 pounds of russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
5 Tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, diced
8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
1.5 cups panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTION

First boil the potatoes until they break apart easily with a fork, drain the water. Meanwhile, sauté the onion in 1 tablespoon of the butter. Place the warm potatoes in a mixing bowl along with the remaining butter, cheddar cheese and salt and pepper. Use a hand mixer to blend well. Add the sauteed onions and continue to blend until smooth and creamy. Measure out approximately 1/2 cup of the mixture and roll it into a ball. Continue to roll the balls until all of the mixture is used up. Pour the panko bread crumb on a plate. Roll each potato ball into the crumbs until well coated. Flatten each ball slightly and place it on a parchment lined sheet pan. Sprinkle each croquette with smoked paprika. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the croquettes are lightly browned and crispy. Serve with sour cream.

NOTES

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Deep cleaning your Traeger Silverton 620 is recommended after every 2-3 cooks or 20-24 hours of cook time. You should also clean the grates after every cook. Cleaning is important to prevent grease fires and also helps ensure the best performance of your grill.

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What tools do you need to clean a Traeger grill?

How to get started cleaning a Traeger

First make sure your grill is completely cool. I recommend waiting at least 24 hours after your last cook before attempting a cleaning. Use a Grate Cleaning brush to remove as much as possible from the grates. Remove the grates and Drip tray liner. Don’t get anything wet yet, you will need to vacuum first.

Note: You can reuse the drip tray liner by wrapping the liner in foil. This way you can just replace the foil, and reuse the liner until there is too much grease build up.

Next remove the drip tray.

Finally remove the fire pot cover.

How to vacuum ash form your Traeger

Use an Ash Vacuum to remove the ashes from inside the Traeger. Once again, please make sure it is completely cool before doing this. Don’t forget to clean the ash from the fire pot as well. You can scoop out the pellets before you use the vacuum there, replacing them when the ash is cleaned out.

How to clean the grease from inside your Traeger

Dirty Traeger — Spray the Traeger cleaner

Cleaning the fire pot — Spray the Traeger cleaner

Spray the Traeger All-Natural cleaner on all surfaces and wipe down with a rag or heavy duty paper towels.

Once clean and dry, you can replace the pellets in the fire pot and begin to reassemble with clean parts, or clean them as you go.

How to reassemble the Traeger after cleaning

First, replace the fire pot cover.

Then replace the drip tray.

Replace the drip tray liner, I recommend covering it with foil to get more uses out of it.

Lastly, replace the clean grates. I usually clean these separately, while they are outside of the grill. They really do require the most scrubbing.

Final steps for cleaning your Traeger

Next, wipe down the exterior of the grill including the back vents. Replace the Grease bucket liner below, if necessary.

The pellet hopper should also be emptied and vacuumed out, but I recommend doing this when you need to change the pellets.

Check out this post for some great tips on how to use your Traeger Silverton 620.

How to use a Traeger Silverton 620: Grill, Smoke, Bake/Roast

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