[Sca-cooks] ham croquettes

[Susan Fox]

This looks yummy but all your fractions came out odd.  Can you spell them
out?

Selene

On 9/13/06 10:12 PM, "Stephanie Ross" <hlaislinn at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Croquetas - croquettes
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> Yield: 1 Servings
> 3     tb     Oil or butter (I use olive oil)
> ?     sm     Onion, minced
> 4     tb     Flour
> ?     l     Milk, a little over a half pint
> ?     ts     Grated nutmeg
> ?     ts     Salt
> 400     g     Finely chopped cooked chicken, ham, tuna or fish or vegies
> 2         Eggs, beaten with a little water
> 200     g     Fine bread crumbs
> Oil for frying
> Here is another recipe from "Cooking in Spain". I tried them for the first
> time at my friends house. Hers were made with mozzarella cheese. I have
> made them with leftover cooked chicken and canned salmon. They are both
> delicious. My husband likes them patted very thin so they are crispy. I
> don't use a deep fryer but fry them in a small amount of oil in a high
> sided saute pan. Heat the oil or butter and saute the onions til
> transparent. Do not let them brown. Stir in the flour and let it cook
> briefly, then whisk in milk. Cook, stirring constantly until this sauce
> thickens. Season it with nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir in the cooked and
> chopped filling -- any choice of meat, fish or vegetables can be used as
> long as they are well drained of all liquid. Spread this mixture in a dish
> and refrigerate it until solid. Place the beaten eggs in a dish, the
> breadcrumbs in another. With moistened hands, form the croquette mixture
> into balls, cylinders or cones. Dip each croquette first in breadcrumbs (or
> flour), then in beaten egg, then again in breadcrumbs, taking care that
> they are well covered. Allow to dry in a cool place for 30 minutes. Heat
> oil in deep fryer and fry the croquettes, a few at a time, until golden --
> about 3 minutes. Posted to EAT-L Digest 12 Mar 97 by Jean Jones
> <bruja at DPLUS.NET> on Mar 13, 1997
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> This reminds me of the apple fritters Nicolo and Lainie were discussing
> recently. Does anyone remember if any of the medieval Spanish texts has
> something similar?
> ~Aislinn~
> Et si omnes ego non.
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