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Biltong-stuffed potato croquettes

Serves 6-8

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

oil, for frying
500 g Woolworths frozen mashed potato, cooked according to package instructions
60 g cake flour
1 free-range egg
5 g fresh chives
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 t Woolworths biltong powder, plus extra to garnish
25 g Woolworths sliced biltong
50 g Woolworths Grated Mature Cheddar Cheese
1 spring onion, thinly sliced

Method

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat.

2. Combine the mashed potato, flour, egg and chives. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Roll the mixture into 6 balls and make an indentation into each ball using the back of a teaspoon or your finger. Fill the indentations with the biltong powder, sliced biltong and grated cheese. Pinch closed and gently fry until puffed and golden.

4. Garnish with sliced spring onions and a dusting of biltong powder.

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Photography: Shavan Rahim
Videography: Kaylene Sauls
Recipes and production: Jacqueline Burgess
Food assistant: Boitumelo Motau

All Woolworths sliced beef biltong is made using a traditional recipe and mildly spiced with coriander, cloves and chilli, and even smoked. Woolworths is available in 25g 5-pack strips for on-the-go snacking.

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