CHICKEN CROQUETTES (CROQUETTES DE VOLAILLE)

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Chicken croquettes (Croquettes de volaille) image

Provided by Craig Claiborne And Pierre Franey

Categories     dinner, appetizer, main course

Time 50m

Yield 16 croquettes

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cooked three-pound chicken (see recipe)
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
6 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup flour
2 cups fresh or canned chicken broth
1/4 cup heavy cream
4 egg yolks
A pinch to 1/16 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Salt, if desired
Freshly ground pepper
1 cup fine, fresh bread crumbs
1 egg
3 tablespoons water
Oil for deep frying
Mushroom sauce (see recipe), optional

Steps:

  • Remove the meat from the chicken. Discard the skin and bones.
  • Chop the chicken meat finely. There should be about two and onehalf cups. Set aside.
  • Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until onion is wilted and sprinkle with the six tablespoons of flour. Stir with a wire whisk. Add the chicken broth and cream, stirring vigorously with the whisk. Add the yolks and cook about 30 seconds, stirring. Add the cayenne, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste and one-half cup of the bread crumbs.
  • Combine the chopped chicken meat with the sauce. Blend well. Set aside until thoroughly cooled.
  • Divide the mixture into 16 equal portions. Shape each portion into a round. Roll the rounds in the remaining one-quarter cup of flour. Shape the rounds into any desired shape: pyramids, cylinders, spheres, or flat cakes.
  • Beat the egg with the water. Roll the croquettes in the egg mixture and then in the remaining bread crumbs. Press to help crumbs adhere. Shake off excess.
  • Heat the oil for deep frying. Add the croquettes a few at a time and cook about four minutes or until golden brown. Serve, if desired, with mushroom sauce.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 241, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 288 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

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