Chicken Croquettes

Croquettes:
1 cup milk
1 cup chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons chopped parsley leaves
salt to taste
1/4 pound butter
1 cup flour
1 1/4 pounds ground chicken or turkey meat

Breading:
2 eggs
2 cups milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
3 cups bread crumbs

Chicken Gravy:
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups chicken stock
3 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons parsley leaves
pinch pepper

Oil for frying
mashed potatoes for serving

Croquette batter:
In a heavy pot, heat the milk and stock on the stove then add white pepper and parsley. In a separate pot, melt the butter then add the flour and cook for 3 minutes. Pour in the hot milk and stock and stir until thickened and smooth. Fold in the meat and allow to cool.

Breading croquettes:
Shape 3 ounce portions of croquette batter in the shape of a cone and place on a tray lined with wax paper. Next make an egg wash from the eggs, milk and salt. Dip the croquettes in the egg wash then into flour and let stand for a few minutes. Finish breading by dipping the croquettes back into the egg wash and then rolling in bread crumbs.

Chicken Gravy:
Melt the butter in a sauce pan and stir in the flour. Pour in the stock and whisk until smooth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes. Add parsley and pepper.

Cooking:
Fry the croquettes in a pot with salad oil or liquid shortening, heated to 350F until golden brown (2-3) minutes. Drain well and blot on paper towels. Place on a bed of mashed taters and top each croquette with chicken gravy.

This recipe was from Chef Larry at the Dining Car in Philly, shown on Diners, Drive ins and Dives.

I started prepping this early in the afternoon. I made the croquette batter up and let cool. Then shaped and put in a tray and put in the fridge until dinner time. I cooked them in the deep fat fryer until golden which took a little longer than the 3 minutes since they were cold. I used Japanese bread crumbs for the breading. I did find that the 3 oz of meat made a HUGE croquette so if I make them again I will make them smaller. And since I could not find ground chicken at the grocery store and did not feel like getting out my grinder, I bought and used ground turkey.