Cheese & Potato Croquette

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    Cheese  & Potato Croquette
4 large russet potato
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
5oz pancetta or bacon
3/4 cup Manchego Cheese (or other)
salt and pepper to taste
5 eggs
1 cup flour
2 cup bread crumbs
vegetable oil

    Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, 20 minutes.  Rice potatoes then blend in butter, cream, pancetta, 1/4 cup cheese and use salt and pepper to taste.  

  In a bowl, whisk two eggs and blend into potato mixture.  Let mixture cool.

   Form into 10-12 3-4 oz ovals.  Divide remaining cheese into same number of portions and stuff in the middle of the potato mixture shaped balls, to form croquettes. 

  Mix remaining 3 eggs in a bowl.  In separate bowls add flour and bread crumbs. 

  Bread each croquette by rolling in flour, dipping in egg, then rolling in bread crumbs.  

   Deep fry in 350f oil until golden brown