Meat Croquette Croquete De Carne Cozida Recipes

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter (or broth) until tender.
• Add crumbs (or bread or mashed potatoes) to onion.
• Add seasonings, aroma and parsley to mixture.
• Add meat.
• Add broth or water if too dry.
• The mixture should be firm and stick together to form and hold shape.
• Form into 8 cylinder, balls, or pattie shaped croquettes.
• Coat with bread crumbs, then dip in the egg white, then in the bread crumbs again.
• Cook quickly in preheated hot oil until the outside is brown and the croquette is heated/cooked throughout.
• Serve hot with french fries and salad.

Steps:

• Brown the onion in cooking oil, add the garlic, ground round. When done, add the tomatoes, salt and pepper, and parsley. WHITE SAUCE Add 6 tablespoons bread crumbs, and the meat mixture to the white sauce. Let cool until thick. Shape into small round croquettes. Roll in bread crumbs, egg and in the bread crumbs again. Deep fry in hot oil and serve immediately. Arrange on a platter of butter lettuce. Can be made small to use as an appetizer or larger for the main meal.

Steps:

• Cut the meat into pieces. Place the meat, chorizo slices and the oregano in a food processor and pulse until slightly chopped. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and mix the spices into the meat with your hands.
• Place the olive oil, the chopped onion and the chopped garlics in a saucepan and saute over low heat until the onion starts to turn golden brown. Add the meat, stir and simmer about 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove briefly the saucepan from heat and mix well the egg yolk into the meat. Then, sprinkle with flour, stir and place the pan back on the stove about 3 to 4 minutes. Turn off the heat and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• Place the meat in a dish and let cool to room temperature. Mold with your hands small portions of the meat in the shape of croquette.
• In a bowl, whisk the eggs with a fork. Coat the croquettes in breadcrumbs, then dip in the eggs mixture and finally, coat once more in breadcrumbs.
• Heat the oil in a skillet. When the oil is hot, add the croquettes and fry them until golden. Once the croquettes are fried, place them on a plate with absorbent papper.
• Serve the meat croquettes with rice or just with salad.