Spanish Chicken Croquettes Recipe

There are only a couple of food items that work well both as appetizers and as main courses. The famous Spanish chicken croquettes are one of them. You can have chicken croquettes as an afternoon snack or for dinner. Once you try and make this chicken croquettes recipe, you won't be able to get enough.

📝 Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons (40 g) butter
• 3 tablespoons (40 g) flour
• 2 1/4 cups (500 ml) whole milk
• 1 chicken breast
• 1 onion
• 3 tablespoons (40ml) olive oil
• 2 eggs (to coat the croquettes)
• 1 cup bread crumbs (to coat the croquettes)
• Salt to taste
• Blackground pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• Neutral oil for frying (sunflower, corn, etc.)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Add 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil...: Add 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to a frying pan. When it is hot, add the chopped onion and let it poach over medium heat until it's transparent.
2. 2Cut the chicken breast into small cubes and...: Cut the chicken breast into small cubes and add to the pan, cook for 10 minutes until the breast is cooked. Season with a little salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Take it aside
3. 3In a saucepan add the milk and bring...: In a saucepan add the milk and bring it to the fire until it boils. Then remove from the heat and reserve.
4. 4In the same skillet where you made the...: In the same skillet where you made the chicken breast, melt the butter. Once melted, add flour and mix for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. This step is important so that the croquettes don't taste like raw flour
5. 5Add the milk at once and do not...: Add the milk at once and do not stop stirring until the béchamel sauce begins to thicken. If you want it thicker, you can leave it for a couple more minutes.
6. 6Add the chicken seasoned with the onion to...: Add the chicken seasoned with the onion to the bechamel sauce and mix well.
7. 7Put the mix on a plate and cover...: Put the mix on a plate and cover it with plastic wrap. It is important that the plastic wrap is well attached to the mix so that it does not create a crust. Then put it in the fridge for 30 minutes so that the mix chills and you can work better with it.
8. 8After the time has gone by and the...: After the time has gone by and the mix is cold, with the help of two spoons, shape the croquettes, pass through breadcrumbs and beaten egg.
9. 9You can fry them in abundant oil immediately...: You can fry them in abundant oil immediately if you don't have more time, but I recommend that you take the shaped croquettes to the refrigerator for 1 hour or to the freezer for 30 minutes, so they keep their shape and are easier to fry.
10. 10Cook them in oil until they get a...: Cook them in oil until they get a golden color on the outside, remember that the chicken inside is already cooked so it should only take a couple of minutes. Serve warm