Shrimp Croquettes

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== Description ==
Croquettes containing shrimp. In the Netherlands they are known as "garnaalkroketten".
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup cooked shrimp (or prawn)
* ½ envelope gelatin
* 2 tbsp flour
* 2 tbsp butter or margarine
* ½ cup milk
* 1 egg yolk
* light cream
* juice of ½ lemon
* salt
* pepper
* chopped parsley
* 2 egg whites
* 1 tbsp salad oil
* dry breadcrumbs
* fat or oil for deep frying
== Directions ==
# Wash and drain the shrimps.
# Soak gelatin in some of the cold milk.
# Make a thick sauce of flour, milk and stock and add the shrimps and gelatin.
# Beat the egg yolk with the cream, add the sauce and return to saucepan for thickening, taking care that it does not boil.
# Add lemon juice, parsley, salt and pepper.
# Spread this mixture onto a shallow dish to cool and set. When set, cut in eight equal parts and form a firm roll of each.
# Roll each in bread crumbs, then in a mixture of beaten egg whites and salad oil and then again in bread crumbs, again in egg white and bread crumbs.
# Fry in hot deep fat (400°F) until golden brown and serve hot, garnished with some sprigs of parsley than have been fried crisp (but not brown) in the same deep fat. 
# Serve hot.
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Category:Dutch Appetizers
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