Chanterelle Croquettes

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups	711ml	Cubed fresh white bread
3/4 cup	177ml	Milk
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Chanterelle mushrooms - thinly sliced
3 tablespoons	45ml	Chopped shallots
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Chopped fresh rosemary
3		Eggs
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Grated Muenster cheese
		Salt - to taste
		Cayenne pepper - to taste
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Dry, toasted bread crumbs
		Optional Garnish
1		Fresh parsley - rinsed, dried well
		Vegetable oil

Recipe Instructions

Soak the bread in the milk for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a saute pan melt butter until it foams. Add the mushrooms, toss together and cook for 5 minutes. Then add the shallots, and season with salt and cayenne pepper and continue to cook until the mushrooms are tender and all the liquid is evaporated. Set aside to cool slightly.

Squeeze out the excess milk from the bread and the place in a bowl. Add the rosemary, eggs, cheese, and mushrooms. Mix thoroughly and season with the salt and cayenne pepper.

In a saute pan heat olive oil until it very hot. Place 2 tablespoons of the bread mixture into the bread crumbs and lightly coat them. Using your hands, form them into patties about 3/4-inch thick. Repeat the process for the remaining mixture. Carefully place them into the hot oil, and sear them on each side for 4 minutes. Remove the croquettes from the pan, drain on paper towels and then place them on a service platter.

For the optional garnish, heat 2-inches of vegetable oil in a deep-fat fryer or deep sauce pan until a deep-fat fryer thermometer registers 375 degrees. In batches, carefully place some parsley sprigs into the hot oil. Fry about 30 seconds or until crisp, remove with a slotted and drain on paper towels. Serve with the croquettes.

This recipe yields about 10 croquettes.

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2197 broadcast 11-29-1996) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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