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Shrimp And Swiss Cheese Croquettes

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Dairy, Meats, Eggs	Swiss	Seafood	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	T	Butter
5	T	Olive oil
3/4	c	Flour
1 1/2	c	Milk
1/4	c	Chicken broth
		Salt, pepper nutmeg to
		taste
1	lb	Cooked medium shrimp
		peeled & finely chopped
1/2		Lemon
1/2		Orange
1/2		Onion
3		Bay leaves
1 1/2	T	Kosher salt
1/2	lb	Swiss cheese, grated
		Flour for dusting
2		up to
3		Eggs, beaten
		Bread crumbs

INSTRUCTIONS

submitted by: bmarks@nyc.pipeline.com (Bev) This makes a great hors
d'ouvre  To cook shrimp: boil shrimp for 5 minutes, unpeeled, in water
that  has been seasoned with 1/2 lemon, 1/2 orange, 1/2 medium onion, 3
bay  leaves, 1-1/2 TBS kosher salt.  Heat the butter & oil in a
saucepan until the butter melts.  Add  flour & cook 3 minute4s,
stirring constantly.  Slowly add milk, broth, salt, pepper & nutmeg;
cook over medium heat  stirring constantly, until the sauce is
thickened & smooth.  Add the cooked, peeled & deveined shrimp and
cheese and continue to  cook, stirring for 10 minutes more or until the
sauce begins to boil.  Cool, then chill in the refrigerator for at
least 3 hours.  Flour a cutting board or work surface. Flour hands and
divide the  mixture into balls about 1 TBS each or form into finger
shaped  croquettes. Dip the balls (or croquettes) into the beaten egg
and  then in the bread crumbs. Fry in hot oil, at least 1 inch deep,
until  golden, turn occasionally.  Serve warm. Makes 30-35 croquettes.
DAVE <DAVIDG@CLAM.RUTGERS.EDU>  RECIPEINTERNET LIST SERVER  RECIPE
ARCHIVE - 27 MAY 1996  From the 'RECIPEinternet: Recipes from Around
the World' recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 516 Calories From Fat: 219 Total Fat: 24.8g Cholesterol: 182.4mg Sodium: 2051.1mg Potassium: 356.5mg Carbohydrates: 45.5g Fiber: 1.5g Sugar: 4.3g Protein: 26.5g