Shrimp Croquettes

By amberwherley

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb cooked shrimp
• 3 Tbs Crisco
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 Tbs Chopped onion
• 1 tsp snipped parsley
• 1 Tbs lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp salt
• dash pepper
• dash paprika
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 Tbs water
• 1 pkg frozen peas
• Velveeta Cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Chop shrimp. Melt crisco. Blend in flour. Add milk. Cook and stir over medium heat till very thick and smooth; remove from heat. Add onion, parsley, lemon juice & seasonings. Stir in shrimp.

Preheat crisco for deep frying or broil. Shape shrimp into 8 cones about 1/4 cup. Roll in crumbs combine egg with water. Dip cones in egg mixture, roll in crumbs again. Deep fry about 3 min or broil until brown. Spoon peas over croquettes