Dinner Tuesday

Hamburgers with the works

Quinoa Potato Croquettes

1 cup quinoa

2 cups broth

1 Tbsp butter 

½ tsp salt 

½ tsp cumin 

¼ cup parsley, chopped
½ cup onion, chopped

½ tsp oregano

2 cups mashed potatoes                                                       
2 eggs, beaten                                            

2 cups Panko Crumbs

Oil for deep frying  

Melt butter in a saucepan. Add quinoa and stir until the quinoa is slightly toasty.  Add broth, onion, parsley, salt, pepper and oregano.  Bring to a boil then lower heat to simmer.  Cover and cook until quinoa is tender and fully cooked – approximately 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.

Stir mashed potatoes and quinoa mixture together with eggs and ½ cup Panko crumbs.  (It will be sticky) Place the rest of the Panko crumbs in a shallow dish and drop quinoa mixture into the dish by teaspoonfuls. Roll into balls fully coating the balls with crumbs.

Lower into hot oil and fry until golden brown.  Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt.