Santorini Fava Croquettes Susanna-Style (Fava Kefthedes)

These Croquettes are based on this split pea soup. To the cold soup, one adds shallots, mint, tomato, and other ingredients. They are mixed, formed into patties, and fried. My kids, especially the 17-yr-old who dislikes soup, enjoyed these and ate all that I prepared (sorry chickens, no leftovers for you).

As the cook, though, this dish suffered from somewhat vague instructions in the soup. With the soup, I wasn't sure the texture we were trying to achieve. With these croquettes, you are supposed to be able to form patties with just 1/2C flour to 2C soup and 1 egg. It took more than 1C of flour for mine to form anything solid enough for patties, and I eventually just used my cookie scoop to transfer from bowl to frying pan.

If I prepare these again, I will increase the spice by a fairly large margin.