Best 4 Dutch Croquetten Recipes

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Dutch croquettes, also known as "kroketten," are a beloved and iconic part of Dutch cuisine. These deep-fried, crispy-on-the-outside, creamy-on-the-inside treats are a popular snack or side dish and can be found at snack bars, restaurants, and even supermarkets throughout the Netherlands. While there are many variations on the classic recipe, the essence of a Dutch croquette lies in its flavorful and savory filling, which is typically made with a combination of meat, vegetables, and spices. In this article, we will explore the culinary journey of Dutch croquettes, providing you with insights into their history, the different types available, and the secrets to creating the perfect croquette at home. Let's embark on a delightful adventure as we delve into the world of these delectable Dutch delights!

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DUTCH MEAT CROQUETTES



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This popular Dutch "fast food" is a great way to use left overs like meat and mashed potatoes. Typically, croquettes are sold by street vendors and snack shops in Holland, but they are very easy to make.

Provided by PanNan

Categories     Dutch

Time 35m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 onion, chopped fine
2 tablespoons melted butter (can substitute meat broth)
3 slices bread, soaked in milk or 1 cup left over mashed potatoes
salt
pepper
nutmeg
maggi seasoning or Kitchen Bouquet, to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 lb of left over finely chopped meat (veal, chicken, beef, pork, etc.) or 1/2 lb ground beef (veal, chicken, beef, pork, etc.)
1 egg white, lightly beaten with a small amount of water
1 -2 cup corn flake crumbs or 1 -2 cup breadcrumbs, for coating
vegetable oil (for frying, about 1/2 inch in the pan or enough for deep fry)

Steps:

  • Saute onion in butter (or broth) until tender.
  • Add crumbs (or bread or mashed potatoes) to onion.
  • Add seasonings, aroma and parsley to mixture.
  • Add meat.
  • Add broth or water if too dry.
  • The mixture should be firm and stick together to form and hold shape.
  • Form into 8 cylinder, balls, or pattie shaped croquettes.
  • Coat with bread crumbs, then dip in the egg white, then in the bread crumbs again.
  • Cook quickly in preheated hot oil until the outside is brown and the croquette is heated/cooked throughout.
  • Serve hot with french fries and salad.

DUTCH CROQUETTEN



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This yummy Dutch snack is sure to please! Seasoned veal dumplings are breaded and then fried. Replace ground veal with lean beef, chicken, or stuff with spiced Gouda!

Provided by Celly

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Dutch

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 pound lean ground veal
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ cup milk
½ cup chicken broth
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon curry powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh parsley
8 ounces spiced Gouda cheese, cut into strips
1 egg
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons water
1 ½ cups seasoned dry bread crumbs
1 cup oil for frying

Steps:

  • Place ground veal in a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring to crumble, until evenly browned. Set aside.
  • Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour until smooth, and cook for about 2 minutes. Gradually stir in milk, then chicken broth to make a smooth thick sauce. Add the cooked ground veal, and season with paprika, chili powder, curry powder, salt, pepper , Worcestershire sauce, and parsley. Stir to blend well. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature.
  • When the meat mixture is cooled and slightly firm, shape into cylinders 3 to 4 inches long, and 1 1 /2 inches wide. If you wish, press a strip of the spiced Gouda cheese into the center, making sure it is completely surrounded. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water. Place bread crumbs on a plate or tray. Coat croquettes with flour, then dip in the beaten egg mixture, then roll the croquettes in the crumbs to coat. Repeat the coating process if a thicker breading is desired.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, fry croquettes until golden brown on all sides. If you have a deep-fryer, they can be deep-fried instead. Remove to paper towels to drain, and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 338.6 calories, Carbohydrate 25.4 g, Cholesterol 93.4 mg, Fat 17.8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 18.6 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 595.3 mg, Sugar 2.8 g

DUTCH KROKETTEN (CROQUETTES)



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Another way to prepare Dutch Meat Croquettes other than with fresh breadcrumbs or potato. Equally delicious! If you make these into little crumbed balls (called bitterballen), you can eat them, dipped in mustard, as an appetiser with pre-dinner drinks.

Provided by Daydream

Categories     Meat

Time 1h

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

600 g fresh veal (or use left-over chicken or turkey, 1lb 5oz) or 600 g beef (or use left-over chicken or turkey, 1lb 5oz)
salt and pepper
75 g butter (2 1/2 oz)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 cup white wine
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg or 1/4 teaspoon mace
2 sprigs parsley, finely chopped
3/4 teaspoon thyme
2 teaspoons lemon zest (or a squeeze of lemon juice)
2 cups water (or chicken stock)
40 g all-purpose flour (1.5 oz)
cornstarch
3 eggs, separated into yolks and whites
4 cups fine breadcrumbs (beschuit) or 4 cups crushed dutch rusks (beschuit)
vegetable oil, to deep-fry

Steps:

  • If using left-over chicken or turkey, chop it finely and set aside. Continue with the recipe from Step 3, using stock to make the sauce rather than water, and add the chicken or turkey to the sauce at Step 6.
  • If using veal or beef, season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Place a large pan over medium-high heat and melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the veal or beef, wine, onion, clove, bay leaves, nutmeg or mace, parsley, thyme, lemon zest or juice and water. (Use chicken stock if you have chosen to use chicken or turkey.) Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour. By this time the meat should be tender (or if using poultry, the stock will be bursting with flavor).
  • Strain the stock and reserve, along with the meat. Finely chop or cut the meat into into small pieces.
  • Melt the remaining butter in the pan, stir in the flour and keep stirring for a few minutes on low heat. Don't let it brown. Slowly and gradually add the stock and cook over moderate heat, stirring until the sauce is smooth and thick. Add more flour, or corn starch to thicken the sauce if necessary. Cool slightly and add the 3 egg yolks and mix well (reserve the whites for later).
  • Add the veal, beef, chicken or turkey, mix well and season to taste. The mixture should be thick and stiff by this time.
  • Set the mixture aside to cool thoroughly. When ready, cut or separate the stiff, thick mixture into rolls about 1.5" thick and about 3" long.
  • Spread the crumbs on a clean, dry chopping board. Slightly beat the eggwhites in a deep plate until just incorporated. Roll the croquettes through the breadcrumbs, then through the egg whites and again through the crumbs. (Make sure that the second coating of crumbs is even and thick and no meat mix sticks out, otherwise the croquettes may burst when being deep fried).
  • Deep fry the croquettes in batches of four or five for about 4 minutes, or until they are golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
  • Serve hot, with French fries or fresh chunks of bread. The best way to season is to slather with mustard, as the Dutch do!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 958.3, Fat 39.5, SaturatedFat 17.3, Cholesterol 319.3, Sodium 1122.9, Carbohydrate 88.3, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 8, Protein 53.5

DUTCH KROKETTEN



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very savoury

Provided by sara66

Time 23h

Yield Serves 15

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • 1. Boil whole chicken in spiced up(as per taste) and seasoned water and boil for 1 ½ hr (closed lid)
  • 2. Remove chicken from stock- let cool down and tear meat into pretty small bite size pieces
  • 3. Degrease stock and keep aside
  • 4. In same pot –which is now empty- melt 250 gr butter
  • 5. Add chopped onion and fry until soft
  • 6. Add curry powder and once well absorbed by butter add as much flour-spoon by spoon- as mixture can take until just before “crumbling stage”
  • 7. Add ladle by ladle of stock into mixture until consistency is a bit thicker than say yoghurt
  • 8. Add spices and soya as per your taste and be generous
  • 9. Put pot in fridge overnight
  • 1 whole chicken
  • 250 gr butter
  • ½ finely cut onion
  • 4 table spoons of currypowder
  • Plenty of flour
  • Spices as per your taste: chilie flakes- pepper- paprika etc
  • Chickenstock –skimmed of fat
  • Good splash of soya sauce
  • 3 whisked eggs
  • Plenty of breadcrumbs!!
  • 1. Boil whole chicken in spiced up(as per taste) and seasoned water and boil for 1 ½ hr (closed lid)
  • 2. Remove chicken from stock- let cool down and tear meat into pretty small bite size pieces
  • 3. Degrease stock and keep aside
  • 4. In same pot –which is now empty- melt 250 gr butter
  • 5. Add chopped onion and fry until soft
  • 6. Add curry powder and once well absorbed by butter add as much flour-spoon by spoon- as mixture can take until just before “crumbling stage”
  • 7. Add ladle by ladle of stock into mixture until consistency is a bit thicker than say yoghurt
  • 8. Add spices and soya as per your taste and be generous
  • 9. Put pot in fridge overnight
  • Next day:
  • Put 2 oven trays next to another -1 with seasoned flour and one with bread crumbs
  • Roll a small handfull of mixture into flour and roll into kroket shape then
  • Roll thru whisked eggs then
  • Roll thru breadcrumbs.
  • Voila
  • In deep fat fryer :
  • Cook for 6 min in medium hot oil from “fresh” until nicely golden or from frozen for 10 minutes but ensure fat not too hot otherwise they burn
  • BTW you can also roll mixture into pingpong sized balls and serve as savoury snacks
  • Enjoy
  • Rob
  • Next day:
  • Put 2 oven trays next to another -1 with seasoned flour and one with bread crumbs
  • Roll a small handfull of mixture into flour and roll into kroket shape then
  • Roll thru whisked eggs then
  • Roll thru breadcrumbs.
  • Voila
  • In deep fat fryer :
  • Cook for 6 min in medium hot oil from “fresh” until nicely golden or from frozen for 10 minutes but ensure fat not too hot otherwise they burn
  • Next day:
  • Put 2 oven trays next to another -1 with seasoned flour and one with bread crumbs
  • Roll a small handfull of mixture into flour and roll into kroket shape then
  • Roll thru whisked eggs then
  • Roll thru breadcrumbs.
  • Voila
  • In deep fat fryer :
  • Cook for 6 min in medium hot oil from “fresh” until nicely golden or from frozen for 10 minutes but ensure fat not too hot otherwise they burn
  • BTW you can also roll mixture into pingpong sized balls and serve as savoury snacks
  • Enjoy
  • Rob

Tips:

  • Choose the right potatoes. For the best results, use a starchy potato, such as a russet or Yukon Gold. These potatoes will hold their shape well when cooked and mashed.
  • Cook the potatoes until they are very soft. This will ensure that they are easy to mash and will create a smooth croquette mixture.
  • Season the mashed potatoes well. Use a combination of salt, pepper, and other herbs and spices to taste. This will add flavor to the croquettes and make them more enjoyable.
  • Use a variety of fillings. The possibilities are endless when it comes to fillings for croquettes. You can use meat, seafood, vegetables, or cheese. Get creative and experiment with different flavors.
  • Coat the croquettes in breadcrumbs before frying. This will help them to brown evenly and will give them a crispy texture.
  • Fry the croquettes in hot oil. This will help them to cook quickly and evenly.
  • Serve the croquettes hot. They are best enjoyed when they are fresh out of the fryer.

Conclusion:

Dutch croquettes are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a party appetizer or a main course. With so many different variations to choose from, there is sure to be a croquette recipe that everyone will love. So next time you are looking for a new and exciting dish to try, give Dutch croquettes a try. You won't be disappointed!

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