Originally Posted on November 11, 2010 .
I figured today was a great day to repost this recipe!
TURKEY CROQUETTEN
This is a great recipe for using up left over turkey and if you make a big batch, you can freeze the croquetten and use for quick dinners in the future! This is a Dutch dish that my mother made often when I was growing up.
Like most of my recipes, there are not too many ‘real’ measurements as most things are thrown together but this is pretty simple and straight forward. If you have any questions that I don’t answer, feel free to ask!
First off, the simple list of ingredients:
- finely chopped cooked left over turkey meat
- butter
- flour
- chicken broth
- salt
- pepper
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- egg
- dry bread crumbs
- oil for frying
Melt a few tablespoons of butter in a saucepan over low heat.
Stir in enough flour to soak up the butter and stir it until smooth.
Gradually stir in chicken broth to make a smooth thick sauce.
Add the cooked finely chopped turkey, and season with the salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce to your own taste.
This is what your mixture will look like:
Stir to blend well. Remove from heat, spread out in a large baking pan, and set aside to cool to room temperature.
When the meat mixture is cooled and slightly firm, shape into ’logs’ 3 to 4 inches long, and 1 1 /2 inches wide.
Beat the eggs in a shallow bowl that is large enough for dipping your croquetten.
Place bread crumbs on a plate.
Coat croquettes with breadcrumbs, dip in the beaten egg mixture, then roll the croquettes in the crumbs again to coat.
Heat oil in a deep fryer.
When oil is hot, fry croquettes until golden brown on all sides.
Remove to paper towels to drain, and serve hot.
Lay the croquetten on a slice of bread, slice open through the center and spread your choice of mustard over it all.
Yummy!
If you want to make lots, and freeze the extra, simply lay them on a cookie sheet in the freezer until firm, then slip them into a container or freezer bags to keep them fresh until you’re ready to use them. I freeze mine into family size servings. For our family of 7, I put 14 in each bag and that usually leaves a few extras for a couple of people the next day.
For a recipe that I found that is somewhat similar, but has actual ingredient amounts, you can check out this one here on the foodnetwork site:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cooking-live/turkey-croquettes-recipe/index.html
