Chicken croquetas with mustard mayo

Name: Chicken croquetas with mustard mayo
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 75 g/2½ oz/5 tbsp butter; 500 ml/17 fl oz/2 cups whole milk; 200 g/7 oz/2 cups breadcrumbs; 2 eggs, beaten; vegetable or rapeseed (canola) oil, for deep frying; vegetable or rapeseed (canola) oil, for deep frying; ½ cooked chicken breast, shredded (you could also use cooked chicken fillet strips); 75 g/2½ oz plain (all-purpose) flour; a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg; ½ cooked chicken breast, shredded (you could also use cooked chicken fillet strips); sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Dijon mustard, to taste; 1 recipe quantity Mayonnaise

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

The Good Chicken Cookbook

By Marcus Bean

Published 2024

About

Croquetas are one of my favourite things to make and to eat. Traditional Spanish-style croquetas are made with a béchamel base, which is infused with extra flavours. Breadcrumbed and deep fried, these chicken croquetas make a tasty canapé, starter or small plate.

Ingredients

500 ml/17 fl oz/2 cups whole milk
75

Europe
Spain
Starter
Mediterranean

Method

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, then stir in the flour and cook gently for about 4 minutes.

Start to slowly add the milk in small batches, making sure to stir together each time to remove any lumps - a balloon whisk is helpful here to beat out any lumps. Once all the milk has been added, bring the mixture to the boil, constantly whisking, and it will thicken to a smooth béchamel.