Chicken Croquettes

Recipe courtesy Chef Larry at The Dining Car in Philadelphia, PA

Show: Diners, Drive-ins and DivesEpisode: Open 24/7

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (9)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 12 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 55 min

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Ingredients

Croquettes:

1 cup milk
1 cup fresh chicken stock (canned broth may be substituted)
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 teaspoons freshly chopped parsley leaves
Salt, to taste (only if using fresh chicken stock)
1/4 pound butter
1 stalk celery, minced
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 pounds chicken meat, cooked and ground in food processor

Breading:

2 eggs
2 cups milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour or cracker meal
3 cups bread crumbs

Chicken Gravy:

3 tablespoons butter
2 cups chicken stock
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Pinch white pepper and salt
Salad oil or liquid shortening, for frying
Mashed potatoes, for serving

Croquette Batter:

Directions

In a heavy pot, heat the milk and stock on the stove and then add white pepper, fresh parsley and salt, if needed. In a separate heavy pot melt the butter and add the minced celery. Stir in the flour and cook for 3 minutes. Pour in the hot milk and stock and stir until thickened and smooth. Fold in the chicken meat and allow to cool.

Breading Croquettes:

Shape 3 ounce portions of croquette batter in the shape of a cone and place on a tray lined with waxed paper. Next make an egg wash from the eggs, milk and salt. Dip the croquettes in the egg wash then into flour and let stand a few minutes. Finish breading by dipping the croquettes back into the egg wash and then rolling in bread crumbs.

Chicken Gravy:

Melt the butter in a 1 or 2 quart saucepan, and stir in the flour. Pour in the stock and whisk until smooth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes. Add the fresh parsley, white pepper and salt, to taste (if fresh stock was used).

Cooking:

Fry the croquettes in a pot with salad oil or liquid shortening, heated to 350 degrees F, until golden brown (2 to 3 minutes). Drain well and blot on paper towels. Place on a bed of mashed potatoes and top each croquette with chicken gravy.

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recipe Chicken Croquettes
bob philadlephia, PA 10-23-2009
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Fabulous
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are fabulous and my family asks me to make them at least once a week!!!! I added shallots to mine and loved the rich... flavor it gave.Read more
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Kari Philadelphia, PA 09-21-2009
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Fabulous Recipe - Exactly What I was Looking For!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My Granny wanted Chicken Croquetes and I wanted to make them like the ones she had in a restaurant years ago at the beach. ... After scouring the web and finding mostly recipes that more closely resebled salmon cakes, I found this one which *looked* like the taste I was going after. It was positively perfect!! The only thing I did was add 2 stalks of celery instead of one, I used ground chicken meat and cooked it like you would hamburger meat - no oil or anything, and I increased the butter in the croquette batter to equal amount of butter and flour. Other than that, I followed the recipe to a T, and it came out perfect. For those who got a floury taste, most likely you didnt cook your flour long enough. I got rave reviews from both Granny and my dad who I brought a plateful to as well. It took about an hour and a half to two hours from start to finish so its not the kind of dish you want to try to whisk together quickly during the week, but on the weekend when you can just take your time, it's perfect. I have shared this recipe with a few folks already and plan to make it many more times in the future! :+)Read more
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Nina PHILADELPHIA, PA 07-31-2009
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I Didn't like them in their restaurant.
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Tasted the Dining Car's Salmon Croquettes they came out burnt and bland. Flour taste to the white sauce. I see why people... needed to spice them up. Read more
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Cathy Jacksonville, AR 07-13-2009
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2nd time was much better!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this (bc a friend of mine served it and it was great). After making it myself for the 1st time, it was a lot of work... w/ little taste. I was disappointed but determined to make it better. I made it again adding more seasoning to the chicken when cooking it. I think the textures are nice and it's not as floury as it was the 1st time I made it. This is a cozy meal that I will add to my 'long meals' routines. Read more
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fibro starr, SC 07-12-2009
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Great with a few improvements
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

To really improve this recipe, season the chicken before you cook it. Then after you process it in the food processor taste... to see if it needs more seasoning. Season to taste. I added sage, poultry seasoning, onion powder, and black pepper to the other seasonings. I seasoned both the chicken and broth with this. I also shaped the patties smaller more like how you would shape crab cakes or salmon croquettes. It is worth it with some easy adjustments. I served mine with cranberry sauce along with the potatoes for a thanksgiving style meal.Read more
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Melissa Kissimmee, FL 02-28-2009
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I'd like the option of negative stars
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I have to wonder if Food Network tested this recipe before they added it to the website. With eleven dirty pans at the end,... not to mention the food processor, this was the worst meal I have EVER prepared for my family. Way too much work for a tasteless pile of mush. If I had not made my own chicken gravy recipe, I doubt we would have been able to choke it down. If you are not certain this is what you grew up eating, do not waste the time, effort and chicken to try it. I feel pity for the people who grew up eating like this and cannot believe this sells in a restaurant. I am really disappointed in Food Network for this recipe. I was embarrassed to serve this, thanked God nobody dropped in and made brownies to assuage my guilt over it! Read more