Croquettes are those portions of dough filled with different typical ingredients of Spanish cuisine. Ham croquettes and mushroom croquettes are the most classic tapas in many Spanish bars and restaurants and if you have already tried them and fallen in love with them, it is time to make them on your own. Learn to prepare authentic homemade mushroom croquettes.
Ingredients to make mushroom croquettes:
- 100 grams of Mushrooms
- 1 unit of Onion
- 70 grams of butter
- 30 grams of flour
- 60 milliliters of milk (¼ cup)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of pepper
- 1 pinch of thyme
- 1 unit of Egg
- 1 cup of breadcrumbs
How to make mushroom croquettes:
1.For these mushroom croquettes, the first thing we must do is get all the ingredients ready, these are enough for 15 medium croquettes.
2.Chop the onion into very fine squares, brown by first melting the butter for 3 minutes.
3.After 3 minutes, add the mushrooms and cook for 4 more minutes, add salt, pepper and thyme.
4.To continue with our recipe for homemade croquettes, it is necessary to add the flour and stir very well for a minute so that it cooks.
5.Add the milk and stir to form a very thick cream.
6.Remove this cream from the stove and place it on a plate, take it to the refrigerator for half an hour.
7.After half an hour, remove from the refrigerator and form medium-sized croquettes, then pass them through beaten egg and breadcrumbs to finally fry in plenty of hot oil until golden brown.
8.Serve and taste these mushroom croquettes with the sauce of your choice and if you can’t decide, we recommend trying one of these:
- yogurt sauce
- sweet onion sauce
- Tartar sauce
- Roquefort sauce
