Egg Croquettes

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash paprika
• 4 eggs, hard-cooked
• cracker crumb
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 peel and chop hard-boiled eggs.
• 2 melt butter in a double boiler; add flour and stir until blended.
• 3 add milk and seasonings; cook until mixture is thickened.
• 4 remove from heat and add hard-cooked eggs.
• 5 set aside to cool.
• 6 preheat oil to 365°f.
• 7 when cold, shape egg mixture into croquettes; roll in cracker crumbs, dip in egg and again in crumbs.
• 8 fry in fat until golden (approximately 5 minutes).