Best 13 Cheese Croquettes Recipes

HAM AND CHEESE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the potatoes, 1/4 cup flour, cheese, and ham with a large rubber spatula until combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste and divide the mixture into 8 equal portions. Rub your hands with a small amount of flour and form the portions into small flat disks about 1/2-inch thick. Use just enough flour to keep the potatoes from sticking to your hands, but do not coat them completely.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Shallow-fry the croquettes, turning once, until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper-towel lined plate. Let the croquettes cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
• Cook's Note: This recipe doubles easily if you have enough leftover potatoes.

POTATO CHEESE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Whisk 1 of the eggs in a medium bowl. Press the potatoes through a ricer into the bowl. Add the Parmesan, butter, chives, parsley, nutmeg, cayenne, salt, and black pepper, to taste. Mix gently with a rubber spatula until evenly combined. Using your hands, form the potato mixture into ovals a bit smaller than the size of an egg, and then flatten slightly. Press a cube of Gorgonzola into the center of the oval and pack the potato mixture around the cheese until it forms a smooth, egg-shaped ball. Continue until all the potato mixture is used up.
• Beat the remaining egg in a shallow plate. Put the breadcrumbs in another shallow dish and set it next to the egg. Roll a croquette in the egg until coated, then in the breadcrumbs, and place it on a clean plate. Repeat with the remaining croquettes. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
• Pour enough vegetable oil into a heavy-bottomed skillet to reach a depth of 1/4 inch. Heat the oil over medium heat, and fry the croquettes a few at a time, turning, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and salt to taste. Repeat with the remaining croquettes. Transfer to a serving platter and serve warm.
• Copyright 2001 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved

CROQUETTES WITH SERRANO HAM AND MANCHEGO CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat until butter has melted. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add flour; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Whisk in milk, and cook, whisking, 3 minutes. Whisk in ham and 1/3 cup cheese. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Spread mixture onto a baking sheet, and let cool completely. Mixture can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 2 days.
• Whisk together eggs in a shallow dish. Stir together breadcrumbs and remaining 1/4 cup cheese in another shallow dish. Scoop tablespoons of cooled mixture, and shape with floured hands into 2-inch ovals. Working with 1 oval at a time, coat in beaten egg, then in breadcrumb mixture. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Heat 2 1/2 inches oil in a large, heavy stockpot until it registers 375 degrees on a deep-fry thermometer. Working in batches to avoid crowding, fry croquettes, flipping once, until dark golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes total. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. (Adjust heat between batches as needed to keep oil at a steady temperature.) Serve warm, garnished with parsley sprigs.

CHEESE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients EXCEPT the 1 beaten egg and cracker crumbs.
• Shape into croquettes.
• Dip into crumbs, beaten egg, and crumbs again.
• Chill.
• Fry in deep fryer or deep pot with oil.
• Drain.

CHEESE-FILLED RISOTTO CROQUETTES WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the risotto with the Parmesan, cream, herbs, and egg yolk. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the cheese into 16 cubes. Scoop up about 3 Tbsp of the risotto mixture and pack it around a cube of cheese to make a croquette, a ball the size of a Ping-Pong ball. Repeat to form 16 croquettes.
• Put the flour, egg wash, and bread crumbs in 3 separate bowls. Dredge the croquettes in the flour, dip in the egg wash, and roll in the bread crumbs. Chill thoroughly, 2-24 hours.
• Pour oil into a tall pot to a depth of 5 inches. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until it registers 375°F on a deep-frying thermometer. Deep-fry the croquettes in batches, without crowding, until they are evenly browned, 4-5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, transfer to paper towels to drain briefly. Serve on a pool of warmed tomato sauce.

CHEESE FILLED RICE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Add onion and cook on medium heat until softened.
• Add rice and stir to coat with butter.
• Add 4 cups of stock and cook, stirring until the stock has almost absorbed.
• Continue to add broth gradually and cook, stirring until rice is tender but still firm and the liquied has formed a thick sauce.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir parmesan cheese and eggs into hot rice.
• Season with pepper.
• Spread rice onto a baking tray and allow to cool.
• Divide rice into 18 portions.
• Flatten one portion into the palm of your hand and place one cube of mozzarella in centre.
• Draw edges together to enclose cheese and form into a ball.
• Continue with remainder.
• Roll in breadcrumbs.
• Heat oil in saucepan and when hot add croquettes in batches and turn occasionally until golden brown- approx 4 minutes.
• Ensure the pot is not overcrowded.
• Serve hot with your favourite tomato sauce.

HAM CROQUETTES WITH CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the croquettes:.
• Melt butter or margarine with curry powder; stir in flour. Add milk all at once, cook and stir till bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more Remove from heat. Stir in onion and mustard. Add ground ham and mix well. Cover and chill thoroughly, about one hour. With wet hands shape mixture into 10 balls Roll in bread crumbs and shape each ball into a cone. Dip into mixture of egg and water, roll again in crumbs. Fry a few at a time in hot fat/oil for 2-2 1/2 minutes or till golden brown. Drain and keep warm.
• Make the sauce:
• In a small saucepan melt the butter/margarine and stir in the flour, salt & pepper. Add the milk all at once and cook till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Add the cheeses; heat and stir till melted.

VINCE'S HAM-AND-CHEESE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion; cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup flour, the cayenne pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to make a dry, stiff mixture, about 3 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk to make a smooth paste. Stir until the batter forms a ball, about 3 more minutes.
• Remove from the heat; stir in the ham, cheese and thyme. Spread the mixture evenly into a greased 8-inch square baking pan. Cool, then refrigerate until firm, at least 45 minutes and up to 1 day.
• Meanwhile, make the pea sauce: Bring 3 cups water and the garlic to a boil in a saucepan. Add the peas; cook until thawed, 30 seconds. Drain, then transfer the peas and garlic to a blender. Add the broth and lemon zest; puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Heat about 3 inches of oil to 340 degrees in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Place the remaining 1/4 cup flour, the eggs and the saltine crumbs in 3 separate shallow dishes. Cut the chilled dough into 20 4-inch-long croquettes. Dredge each in flour, then dip in the eggs, letting the excess drip off, and roll in the saltines.
• Fry the croquettes in the oil in batches until golden brown. Drain on a paper-towel-lined plate. Season with salt and serve with the pea sauce.

BAKED SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Peel potatoes, then cut the larger ones in half and boil for 20 minutes.
• Combine breadcrumbs with salt and pepper and place on a baking sheet. Cook for no more than 2 minutes, or long enough to brown them.
• While the potatoes are cooking, sautee the onion until it turns a golden brown.
• Mash potatoes by hand or run through a ricer.
• Chop salmon into small pieces (about 1/4 inch chunks). Dice the capers.
• Blend the potatoes with the cream cheese while the potatoes are still warm, then blend in the remaining ingredients. Roll mixture into 15 equal-sized balls; an ice cream scoop is a good way to do this.
• Place egg in a small container with a tablespoon of water and whisk. Place breadcrumbs in another small container. Roll each ball in the egg, then in the breadcrumbs, and place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake for 10 minutes, then turn over and bake for another 10 minutes.

BELGIAN CHEESE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, melt butter; blend in the 1/3 cup flour.
• Add the 1 1/2 cups milk all at once; cook and stir until thickened.
• Add pepper and nutmeg.
• Stir about 1/2 cup hot mixture into egg yolks; return to hot mixture.
• Cook and stir 10 minutes.
• Add cheese; stir until smooth.
• Spread cheese mixture in lightly greased 11x7x1 1/2 inch baking pan.
• Chill until firm.
• Cut chilled mixture into 12 portions.
• In small bowl, beat together the 2 eggs and the 1/2 cup milk.
• Roll cheese croquettes carefully in the 1/2 cup flour; dip in egg mixture, then roll in crumbs to coat.
• Deep fry in oil heated to 375° until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Drain.

BEA'S MAC AND CHEESE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out portions of the mac and cheese from the casserole you made earlier. Roll them into bite-sized balls, about 1-1/2 inches in diameter, no larger than a golf ball. Dredge the balls in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Shake or tap the excess flour off the balls. Dip the balls into the egg then into the Panko. Place balls on parchment-lined sheet pan and refrigerate while making your dipping sauce. Refrigeration will set the crust. About 20 minutes before serving, heat the oil in a sauce pan or deep fryer until it reaches 375 degrees F. CAREFULLY drop the balls into the hot oil and fry until golden brown. Do not crowd the pan/fryer or balls will brown unevenly. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with dipping sauce.

CHEESE CROQUETTES FROM BRAZIL (CROQUETTES DE QUEIJO)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius or 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Rub butter into flour until it gives a coarse mixture.
• Add egg yolk, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, and water, and mix together. Add a tablespoon of water if you find them difficult to bind.
• Shape dough into golf ball size.
• Dip into slightly beaten egg white.
• Place in a well oiled baking sheet and bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until brown and crispy.
• Invert the balls as well baking this time for 5 minutes or until brown and crispy too.
• Serve warm with chili salsa.

RICE, MUSHROOM AND CHEESE CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Sauté onions and mushrooms in oil until onions are light golden and translucent.
• Combine all ingredients except rolling mixture.
• Chill rice mixture.
• Beat the eggs from the rolling mixture and roll croquettes in beaten egg and then breadcrumbs.
• Fry, turning so all sides brown.