On 10/11/2015 9:07 PM, Roy wrote:
> On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 4:33:28 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> The mention of Blue Plate Specials made me think of chicken croquettes.
>>>
>>> I've never made chicken croquettes but it sure sounds like some diner food
>>> I'd have enjoyed. I think my mother bought some frozen, once upon a time,
>>> when I was a teen. A Freezer Queen family entree or some such thing.
>>>
>>> Still, the idea just appeals as a way to use chicken. I have a cookbook,
>>> '365 Ways to Cook Chicken'. I've culled a few really good quick recipes
>>> from that book over the years. This is their recipe:
>>>
>>> Oven Chicken Croquettes
>>>
>>> 5 Tablespoons butter
>>> 3 Tablespoons flour
>>> 1/2 cup milk
>>> 1/2 cup chicken broth
>>> 2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
>>> 1-1/4 cups bread crumbs
>>> 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
>>> 1/4 teaspoon salt
>>> 2 eggs, beaten
>>> 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
>>>
>>> 1. In medium saucepan met 3 Tbs butter over medium heat. Add flour and
>>> cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes without browning. Gradually whisk in milk
>>> and broth and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.
>>> Remove from heat. Let cool 5 minutes.
>>>
>>> 2. In a large bowl, combine chicken, 1 cup of the breadcrumbs, parsley,
>>> salt and eggs. Mix well. Pour in sauce, blend and cover. Chill 2 hours
>>> until set.
>>>
>>> 3. Preheat oven to 350F. Combine parmesan cheese and remaining bread
>>> crumbs in a shallow dish. Shape chicken mixture into 2-1/2-3" balls then
>>> pat into ovals. (Makes about 8) Roll croquettes in bread crumb mixture.
>>>
>>> 4. Arrange croquettes in a greased 12x8x2 baking dish. Melt remaining 2
>>> tablespoons butter and drizzle over croquettes. Bake 30 minutes, until
>>> golden brown.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I've never made chicken ones but I used to make hominy ones quite often.
>
> How do you keep all those grits from coming unglued? Seems to me that the
> whole croquette would fall apart....at least from my experience with
> grits.
> =====
>
Hominy doesn't necessarily have to be ground into grits. You can buy
canned whole hominy. A few images:
http://tinyurl.com/pyk6nr3
Can't see how whole hominy would work well for croquettes, though. I
Googled and found grits croquettes!
http://www.cooks.com/recipe/di7ei98b...roquettes.html
The recipe calls for chicken or fish along with the grits. So maybe
they're sort of like croquettes.
Jill