Chicken or Veal Croquettes

By lucy1955

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked chicken or veal,coarsely chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• dash pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly grated onion
• 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 cup cooled White Sauce(recipe follows)
• 1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 1 egg,slightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons water
• Wesson Oil for frying

Details

Servings 7

Preparation

Step 1

Add Chicken,seasonings and parsley to white sauce;mix well.Chill thoroughly.Form into small eylindriacl croquettes (1 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches) using about 1/4-cup mixture for each.Roll in crumbs,then in egg mixed with water,then in crumbs again.If a thick crust is desired,repeat this procedure.Cover lightly and place in refrigerator to dry coating (about 30 min).Fry in Wesson Oil heated to 375*.(hot enough to brown a 1/8-inch cube of day old bread in 30 seconds)4 min,or until golden brown.(See
Deep frying instructions.Drain on absorbent paper.Serve with Mushroom Sauce,if desired.
WHITE SAUCE:
3 tablespoons Wesson Oil
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
few grains pepper
1 cup milk
Combine ingredients as for white sauce.Mixture becomes very thick and requires more stirring to keep smooth.For this reason,cook in double boiler.1 1/4 cups sauce