Vegetable Croquettes

Prep Time: 20 mins | Cooking Time: 40 mins | Serves: 12

Ingredients

  • 500 g potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 200 g pumpkin, peeled and chopped
  • Kernels cut from 1 ear of corn
  • 1/2 cup peas
  • 1/2 cup grated cheese
  • 1 tablespoon VEGEMITE
  • flour
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons cornflake crumbs
  • cornflake crumbs, extra
  • oil, for shallow frying
  • tomato sauce, for serving

Method

BOIL the potatoes, pumpkin, corn and peas until tender, drain and then mash. Stir in the cheese, VEGEMITE and cornflake crumbs. Cool slightly.

PLACE the flour, egg and extra cornflake crumbs in separate shallow dishes. Shape the vegetable mixture into 12 croquettes. Lightly coat in flour, then egg and finally crumbs. Refrigerate until firm.

HEAT the oil in a frypan and cook the croquettes for 1-2 minutes on each side, until golden and heated through. Drain briefly on paper towel before serving with tomato sauce. Serve immediately.