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#WFD – Mini Mince Croquettes
These Croquettes are perfect for little ones to hold and they're super delicious too.
POLOKWANE – Looking for something delicious to make for dinner tonight?
Why not try What’s for Dinner‘s appetizing Mini Mince Croquettes and serve them with sweet chilli sauce or a spicy mayonnaise?
A croquette is a small breadcrumbed fried food roll containing either mashed potatoes or ground meat and mixed with béchamel or brown sauce. They are usually shaped into a cylinder, disk, or oval shape, and then deep-fried.
The croquette (from the French croquer, “to crunch”) has gained worldwide popularity, both as a delicacy and as a fast food.
Ingredients
- 15ml margarine
- 0.5 x KNORR Savoury Mince Dry Cook-in-Sauce
- 25g cake flour
- 100g breadcrumbs
- KNORR Sweet chilli sauce (for dipping)
- 400g extra lean beef mince
- 200ml cold water
- 2 x eggs
- oil (for frying)
Method
- Heat margarine in a pan and fry the mince until well browned and cooked through.
- Add the ½ sachet of KNORR Savoury Mince Dry Cook-in-Sauce Cook-in-Sauce together with 200 ml cold water and stir through the cake flour.
- Allow to simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Transfer the mince to a bowl and allow to cool in the fridge until firm.
- In a shallow bowl beat the eggs lightly with a fork, place the breadcrumbs in another bowl.
- Shape the mince into 20 small balls and roll in breadcrumbs, then in the beaten egg and then in the breadcrumbs again.
- Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the croquettes 6 at a time for 3-4 minutes until brown and crisp.
- Drain on paper towel and arrange the mini croquettes on a serving dish and serve with KNORR Sweet Chilli Sauce.
