Chorizo ​​croquettes with lime mayo

Ingredients for 15 servings:

• 500 g potatoes, floury
• 3 eggs
• 50 g butter
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg
• 120g chorizo
• 40 g potato starch
• some milk
• Flour
• breadcrumbs
• Frying oil or oil for spraying
• 4 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 organic lime(s)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Boil the potatoes in plenty of salted water until soft, drain, and allow to cool slightly. Peel the potatoes and press them through a potato ricer into a bowl. You can also use a potato masher – make sure no lumps remain. Separate 2 eggs and add the yolks to the potato mixture. Set the egg whites aside. Add the butter, season with salt and nutmeg, and mix well. Peel the chorizo, cut it into small pieces, and fry it in a pan without any fat. Add the roasted chorizo, without any rendered fat, to the potato mixture and mix everything well. Finally, add the potato starch and mix until smooth. Pour the frying oil into a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Next, prepare the breading machine. Beat the two egg whites with one egg and a little milk until smooth. Set out plates or platters each with flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs. Scoop out about a tablespoon of the potato mixture and form a ball in your hands, then roll it lengthwise and press the ends into shape. Roll them in flour, then in the beaten egg and then in the breadcrumbs. Make sure the croquettes are completely covered in flour and egg so that the breadcrumbs stick well in the next step. Repeat with the remaining mixture. Before frying, check the temperature of the oil with a wooden spoon. Carefully dip the handle into the fat. If small bubbles rise from the wood, the right temperature has been reached. Increase the temperature if necessary. When the fat is hot, fry the croquettes for a few minutes until golden brown. Drain on a piece of kitchen paper. Grate some lime zest and squeeze half the lime. Mix the mayonnaise with the lime zest and a tablespoon of lime juice and serve the croquettes with the dip. Tip: If you have an air fryer, you can also bake the croquettes in it at 190°C for about 10 minutes or in the oven at 200°C. To do this, spray or brush the croquettes with oil after coating them.