Prawn croquettes

Ideas
6 servings Prep: 45 mins, Cooking: 20 mins
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By Food24 May 04 2015
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Ingredients (8)

200 ml flour — cake
350 ml milk
100 ml stock — chicken
1 ml lemon — zest only
250 ml prawns — cooked, finely chopped
2 eggs — large
breadcrumbs — dried
sunflower oil — for deep frying
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Method:

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and stir in the flour. Once it starts to bubble, add a little of the milk, stirring all the time to prevent lumps forming. Stir in the remaining milk and the chicken stock. Add the lemon zest and cook, stirring, until the mixture has thickened. Stir in the prawns and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely then refrigerate for at least three hours (or prepare the dough the day before you need it).

Beat the eggs with 15ml water. Spread the breadcrumbs out in a flat bowl. Flour your hands and shape the dough into small oval- shaped pieces. Dip into the egg and then into the breadcrumbs.

Heat the oil for deep-frying over a medium heat. Once it’s hot, deep-fry the croquettes until golden and crisp, turning frequently. Drain on kitchen paper. Serve warm.

TIP:
If the croquettes split while they are cooking, reduce the heat.

Variations:
Use finely chopped smoked ham or finely chopped cooked chicken meat instead of the prawns.
Leave out the lemon zest and add 1ml ground nutmeg.

Text and image source: Ideas magazine

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