Croquette

For the game, see croquet. For the comic book, see Croket! For the film, see Croquette (film).
Croquette
Cylindrical croquettes
Region or stateFrance
Main ingredientsGround meat, shellfish, fish, ham, cheese, mashed potatoes, vegetables, béchamel or brown sauce

A croquette (/kroʊˈkɛt/)[1] is a deep-fried roll originating in the Mediterranean basin, consisting of a thick binder combined with a filling, which is then breaded.[2] It is served as a side dish, a snack, or fast food worldwide.

The binder is typically a thick béchamel or brown sauce, mashed potatoes,[3] wheat flour, or wheat bread.[4] The binder may be mixed with or stuffed with a filling. Typical fillings include finely chopped meat, seafood, cheese, rice, mushrooms, and various vegetables, which may be combined with seasonings such as herbs and spices. Originally, they were filled with the leftovers from roasted chicken or broth soup made for the family; instead of throwing away the leftovers, they reused them by making croquettes. Sweet croquettes may use a pastry cream binder and be filled with fruit.[5][6][7]

Croquettes may also be formed in other shapes, such as disks, ovals, or balls.

  1. ^ "croquette noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes - Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com". www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com.
  2. ^ Nagao, Keiko; Hatae, Keiko; Shimada, Atsuko (1997). "Occurrence of Ruptures on the Surface of Foods During Frying". Journal of Texture Studies. 28 (1): 27–46. doi:10.1111/j.1745-4603.1997.tb00100.x. ISSN 0022-4901.
  3. ^ Kashima, Tomoko; Masumoto, Shimpei; Ishii, Hiroaki (2009). "Evaluation of Menu Planning Capability Based on Multi-dimensional 0/1 Knapsack Problem of Nutritional Management System". IAENG International Journal of Applied Mathematics. 39: 163–170.
  4. ^ Khaustova, Tetyana; Fedak, Natalia; Andreeva, Svetlana; Dikhtyar, Aliona (2018-12-10). "Studying the influence of hydrothermal treatment parameters on the properties of wheat flour in the technology of a croquette mass". Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies. 6 (11 (96)): 77–82. doi:10.15587/1729-4061.2018.150072. ISSN 1729-4061.
  5. ^ Prosper Montagné, Larousse gastronomique: the encyclopedia of food, wine & cookery, Crown, 1961. (translation of the 1938 edition) OCLC 413918, s.v., p. 325
  6. ^ "Eat this Word: Croquettes". James Beard Foundation. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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