Mutton or Lamb Croquettes
- First group:
- 2 cups leftover mutton or lamb, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp capers, chopped
- 1 cup white sauce
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- Salt
- Paprika
- For the white sauce:
- 2 Tbsps butter
- 2 Tbsps flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp white pepper
- 1 cup milk
- Other:
- Bread crumbs, finely sifted
- Eggs
Mix the ingredients from the first group together. Set in the refrigerator to get cold. When ready to form, take up by full tablespoonfuls and Mold into the shape of cylinders.
Roll gently in bread crumbs and then in egg, slightly beaten with 1 Tbsp of cold water. Make sure that every part of the croquette is covered with egg. Roll again in bread crumbs. Put in a frying basket and brown lightly in smoking hot fat. They will brown very quickly.
To make the white sauce, melt the butter. Slowly stir in the flour and seasoning and cook slowly without browning until the mixture bubbles. Remove from the high heat. Add the milk gradually, beating and stirring constantly until the sauce thickens.
Roll gently in bread crumbs and then in egg, slightly beaten with 1 Tbsp of cold water. Make sure that every part of the croquette is covered with egg. Roll again in bread crumbs. Put in a frying basket and brown lightly in smoking hot fat. They will brown very quickly.
To make the white sauce, melt the butter. Slowly stir in the flour and seasoning and cook slowly without browning until the mixture bubbles. Remove from the high heat. Add the milk gradually, beating and stirring constantly until the sauce thickens.
Submitted by Feb 14, 2010
15 min 30 min 45 min
15 min 30 min 45 min