Boletus croquettes, a delight that will delight not only mushroom lovers, but all people who love croquettes. Without a doubt, this is always a good appetizer, since everyone likes croquettes, with that crunchy texture on the outside and soft on the inside, and if we make them at home they are even better. We’re going to look great and we’re going to eat something delicious.
Stay with us to learn how to make boletus croquettes, a delicacy that will make you look like the perfect host.
Ingredients to make boletus croquettes:
• 200 grams of boletus
• 1 small or medium onion
• 30 grams of cured ham (optional)
• 50 grams of butter
• 50 grams of flour
• 500 milliliters of milk
• 1 splash of olive oil
• 2 eggs
• 200 grams of breadcrumbs
• 1 glass of olive oil
• 1 pinch of salt
How to make boletus croquettes:
Chop the onion very small. Separately, put a frying pan on the heat with the 50 grams of butter and a splash of olive oil and fry the onion until it turns color. Chop the boletus into small pieces. You can choose the boletus that you like the most to make these croquettes.
When the onion is poached, add the chopped boletus. Put the fire a little strong so that the boletus brown and do not release too much water. Otherwise, the croquettes would be very runny.
Tip: At this point, you can add chopped cured ham to prepare delicious boletus and ham croquettes.
Once the onion and boletus are golden, add the 50 grams of flour. Stir all the ingredients and let the filling cook for a couple of minutes. Heat the milk in a saucepan or in the microwave, whichever is most comfortable for you. Likewise, you can use whole, skimmed or vegetable milk to make the boletus croquettes lighter.
Add the milk little by little and mix so that it forms a dough that detaches from the pan. You may need more or less milk, depending on what the dough calls for. Place the boletus croquette dough in a bowl, let it cool down and put it in the fridge for at least a couple of hours.
After the resting time, place the beaten eggs in a bowl and the breadcrumbs in another. Take the dough out of the fridge, take a portion, form the croquette, pass it through the egg and then through the breadcrumbs. Repeat this operation until you finish all the dough. Put a pan with plenty of oil over medium heat and, when hot, fry the homemade boletus croquettes until golden brown.Remove them from the pan and place them on a plate lined with kitchen paper to remove excess oil. You can also cook the boletus croquettes in the oven by placing them on a tray and baking them for 15-20 minutes at 180ºC, turning them halfway through cooking.
Lists! Serve the recipe for boletus croquettes accompanied by your favorite sauce. As you can see, this recipe lends itself to multiple variations, since you can make vegetarian croquettes (without the ham), with ham and even substituting this ingredient for another, such as cured meat, peeled and minced shrimp or foie gras. If you want to make boletus and cheese croquettes, we recommend cutting small pieces of cheese and inserting them into the croquettes when forming them, so it will melt!
Boletus croquettes – Accompaniment
We said that you can serve your boletus croquettes with any sauce you like, but what sauces are most suitable? Depending on whether you have used truffle or not, you will have to choose between one and the other. This is so because the truffle is a fungus with a very intense and particular flavor, so we recommend enhancing it with more neutral sauces. On the contrary, if you have not used this ingredient, then opt for stronger sauces. In any case, here are some ideas:
• Blue cheese sauce
• Barbecue sauce
• Tartar sauce
• Yogurt sauce
