Name: Fish Croquettes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup milk; 2 bay leaf; 3 tbs butter; 3 tbs plain flour; 1 onion thinly sliced; 1 tbs red capsicum; 1 cup fish fillets cooked crumbled; 3 egg beaten; 2 tbs parsley chopped; 1 cup dried breadcrumbs to coat

by oldsheila Last updated on 07/09/2019

These are nice served with a hot sauce or a cold tartare sauce. - oldsheila

Ingredients

1 cup milk
2 bay leaf
3 tbs butter
3 tbs plain flour
1 onion thinly sliced
1 tbs red capsicum
1 cup fish fillets cooked crumbled
3 egg beaten
2 tbs parsley chopped
1 cup dried breadcrumbs to coat

Method

Step 1

In a saucepan, heat milk and bay leaf. Remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.
Step 2

In a fry pan, melt butter, add flour and cook a few minutes stirring constantly, then remove from heat.
Step 3

Add milk (without bay leaves) to flour mixture, then add onion and sweet red capsicum. Return to heat and cook until sauce thickens, stirring constantly.
Step 4

Add crumbled fish, 1 beaten egg and parsley, then pour into serving dish and let stand to cool for 1 hour in the fridge.
Step 5

Dredge hands with flour and shape fish into small sausage shapes, dipping each croquette into 2 beaten eggs, then into breadcrumbs. Fry in hot oil until golden.