HOMEMADE CHICKEN CROQUETTES

HOMEMADE CHICKEN CROQUETTES

RECIPE OF CREAMY CHICKEN CROQUETS

Everyone who tries the homemade chicken croquettes that I prepare, hallucinates. They say that the quality of a restaurant's food can be judged by its croquettes. And really, doing them is not that difficult. You only have to take into account two factors: That they are creamy and that they know their main element. In this case, the chicken. By following these tips, you will achieve these two purposes. Of course, prepare a scale because it is very important that you weigh the ingredients. Especially butter, oil and flour. The base of the roux with which we will make the croquette. In this case, we will make the croquettes with the leftovers of a roast chicken but, if you do not have it or do not feel like doing it, you can do it with some breasts. In which case, in the following steps, skip the chicken casing and the step of infusing the milk. You will see everything in detail below. Let's see how to make homemade chicken croquettes at home, step by step.

INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE:

The carcass of a roast chicken

1/2 chicken breast

1 liter of milk

90g wheat flour

45g butter

45g olive oil

1 tablespoon nutmeg

salt and pepper

2-3 eggs

bread crumbs

frying oil

HOW TO DO THE HOMEMADE CHICKEN CROQUETS STEP BY STEP:

Time needed: 1 hour and 20 minutes.

These are the steps to make a very creamy homemade roast chicken croquettes:

We let the chicken aromatize the milk with which we will make the béchamel.

In a casserole, we put the milk, the roast chicken casing and the chicken breast well chopped. We heat it over low heat. When the milk is near the boiling point, we let it cook for 20 minutes. Don't let it boil, or your milk will burn. After this time, we remove the milk from the heat, remove the chicken carcass, and reserve it.

Next, we begin to prepare the bechamel.

In another casserole, this time antiaderente, put the butter and heat it over medium heat. When it is undone, add the flour and stir with some rods until it is integrated. We let it cook for 1-2 minutes so that the flour is roasted, while stirring.

We continue making the béchamel, which will fill our chicken croquettes.

This done, we added the milk we had reserved for batches. In the first, we add a quarter of the milk and stir until it is integrated. A fairly thick dough will form. That does not scare you, it will lose density when we add more milk. We add another room and continue stirring until it is integrated.

We just made the béchamel, which will be very creamy.

Finally, we add the rest of the milk and continue stirring. Now, the bechamel will be much creamier. When it settles, add the nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Turn off the heat and let it cool for 30 minutes. After this time, we cover it and put it in the fridge, for a minimum of 4 hours.

We shape our homemade roast chicken croquettes and breach them.

After this time, we take a tablespoon of the dough and give it a croquette shape. We pass it by beaten egg, then by breadcrumbs, and reserve them on a plate. When all are done, we put them 15-20 minutes in the freezer so that the croquettes settle and do not open and burst when frying.

Finally, fry the croquettes in batches, in plenty of hot oil.

Then, we put the croquettes in abundant hot oil. We do it in batches, so that the oil does not cool and the croquettes are very crispy. Once inside the oil, we let them cook for 2-3 minutes, until they are golden brown on all sides. Finally, we take them out of the oil and drain them. We put them on a plate lined with absorbent paper to remove excess oil.

In this way, you get homemade chicken croquettes, very very creamy. A recipe that is worth trying at home They do not have much difficulty and are delicious!