Do you want to make the jump from frozen croquettes to delicious homemade croquettes once and for all? Do not be afraid of them, croquettes are easy to make and, with a few tricks, you will have a delicious appetizer that everyone will talk about and of which not a trace will remain. One of the secrets of well-made croquettes is the dough, so this time we bring you a rich béchamel recipe for croquettes.
And if you already know the recipe, but you want to perfect it to finish giving it the touch it needs, this recipe is also for you! We teach you, step by step, how to make béchamel for croquettes so that they are juicy, delicious and creamy.
Ingredients to make Béchamel for croquettes:
• 100 milliliters of milk
• 50 grams of butter
• 1 onion
• 60 grams of flour
• Pepper to taste
• 1 dessert spoon of nutmeg
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
How to make Béchamel for croquettes:
Sift the flour into a bowl and cut the onion into very fine pieces.
Tip: Whenever you can, sift the flour to prevent the final recipe from being lumpy.
Pour the oil into a saucepan and heat. Add the onions and butter. Cook until they are poached and the butter melts.
Tip: You will know that the onions are poached when you see that they turn transparent.
Add the flour little by little and keep stirring. Let the ingredients combine into a thick mixture. Add the milk in the same way you did with the flour: little by little and mixing. Wait for the milk to finish mixing with the rest of the ingredients before adding more. Now that all the main ingredients of the homemade béchamel are mixed together, add the salt, pepper and nutmeg. Let cook about 8 more minutes. Remove from the fire and let cool. Take the béchamel for croquettes to the blender and add your favorite ingredients (chicken, meat, ham, cheese or any other). Crush and let the croquette dough cool in a container lined with plastic wrap. When it is cold, you can make the balls and coat them. Enjoy!
Tip: You can also add the ingredients to taste at the time of cooking.
Béchamel for croquettes – Suggestions and recipes
Croquettes, as is the case with many recipes, are mastered with practice. Everyone has their tastes in croquettes, so some will prefer to make them creamier and thicker, while others will prefer them drier and crunchier. In these cases, the amounts of béchamel for croquettes will change.
If you are one of those who like creamy and juicy croquettes, we recommend you pay close attention to the béchamel when beating it. Do this until there are no lumps and it is creamy. You can finish working the croquette dough by hand so that they acquire the consistency you want.
Cook the béchamel for croquettes over low heat, as the idea is that the milk does not evaporate too much. If you want to make it thicker, you can make a mixture of milk and cream in equal proportions.
