Easy spicy potato and crab croquettes appetizer

Family and friends gatherings and parties I think its one of the best things happening during the Summer months! Chilled drinks and cocktails and various delicious dishes pass around making our Summer evenings even more joyful! The recipes of this type are countless and in Greece we are full of them! Such a nice, tasty and easy recipe are these crab croquettes which you can have them ready in no time to treat your guests without losing too much time in the kitchen

Cooked by Efi Yialoussi,
"Cook Book" magazine of "ETHNOS"newspaper

Ingredients (for 4-6 people):

250 gr. of crab meat, from a tin with water

2 large potatoes

4-5 tbsp of mayonnaise

1/2 tsp of ground hot chilli pepper

salt

white pepper, roughly ground

1/4-1/2 bunch of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (or chives)

Method:
Boil the potatoes in plenty of salted water, drain in a colander and peel them. Mash the potatoes thoroughly and transfer into a large bowl.

Drain the crab in the colander and then squeeze with your hands to discard as much liquid as possible. Add the crab meat in the bowl with the mashed potatoes.

Season with salt and pepper, add the hot chilli and the mayonnaise and mix the ingredients lightly with a spoon.

Drizzle your hands with some oil and form small balls with the mixture. Gently press the balls between your palms (or leave them round) and arrange on a tray. Put in the fridge to cool for 30 minutes.

Take out of the fridge and pass the balls through the chopped parsley (or the chives) and transfer on a serving platter. Serve immediately.

Note:
For a more striking look and a special flavour instead of parsley or chives, pass the croquettes through poppy seeds.