Vlees Kroketten Or Meat Croquettes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, diced small
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• salt & pepper
• 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• toasted breadcrumb
• egg wash (1 egg beaten with a little water)

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, melt the butter.
• 2 slowly add the flour and mix until smooth.
• 3 add the stock, cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 in a second saucepan, sauté onions and carrots in oil until soft.
• 5 add meat and sprinkle with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• 6 cook until brown.
• 7 add to broth mixture.
• 8 stir in parsley and lemon juice, and cook 1 minute.
• 9 pour into a bowl and cool.
• 10 divide into 4 equal portions.
• 11 form meat mixture into oblong shapes.
• 12 roll in bread crumbs, then roll in egg wash.
• 13 roll in breadcrumbs again.
• 14 heat oil in a frying pan.
• 15 add meat patties and fry until golden brown.