How to Make Shrimp Croquettes Portuguese

Pan Fried Chicken Croquettes

These delicious portuguese morsels of savoury pastry are full of shrimp and flavour.

Recipe Summary Pan Fried Chicken Croquettes

This recipe makes flavorful chicken or turkey croquettes that are crisp on the outside but moist on the inside. The way to keep the croquettes moist is by adding a homemade white sauce to the chicken mixture.

Ingredients | Shrimp Croquettes Portuguese

¼ cup butter

¼ cup flour

½ cup milk

½ cup chicken broth

3 cups finely chopped cooked chicken

1 ½ cups seasoned bread crumbs, divided

2 eggs, beaten

¼ cup minced onion

1 tablespoon dried parsley

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

⅛ teaspoon celery seed

⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

salt and ground black pepper to taste

¼ cup oil, or as needed

Directions

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk flour into melted butter; cook and stir until raw flour taste cooks off and a paste forms, about 1 minute. Slowly whisk milk and chicken broth into butter mixture, whisking constantly, until mixture is thick and smooth, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and cool slightly, about 10 minutes.

Stir chicken, 1 cup bread crumbs, eggs, onion, parsley, garlic powder, celery seed, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; add cooled sauce to chicken mixture and stir until well-combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled and firm, at least 2 hours.

Shape chilled chicken mixture into 6 patties. Pour remaining bread crumbs into a shallow bowl and roll each chicken patty in bread crumbs to coat completely.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook patties in hot oil, turning once, until patties are cooked through and golden brown on each side, about 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Info | Shrimp Croquettes Portuguese

prep: 25 mins cook: 30 mins additional: 2 hrs total: 2 hrs 55 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 6 croquettes

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