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krokiet
Mar 25, 2006 19:07:16 GMT -7
Post by rdywenur on Mar 25, 2006 19:07:16 GMT -7
Just got off Skype with my cousin in Poland. She mentioned this and I did not know what it was so she sent me a picture. Has anyone ever had this.
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krokiet
Mar 25, 2006 19:22:31 GMT -7
Post by rdywenur on Mar 25, 2006 19:22:31 GMT -7
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krokiet
Mar 25, 2006 20:58:13 GMT -7
Post by gardenmoma on Mar 25, 2006 20:58:13 GMT -7
I use to do this with left-over potatoes, or chicken or corn for my kids when they were littler. They are "Yum!" Can't afford to do it calorie-wise any more
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krokiet
Mar 26, 2006 5:08:31 GMT -7
Post by pieter on Mar 26, 2006 5:08:31 GMT -7
In the Netherlands the Croquette is as popular as the hamburger and cheeseburger in the USA. It is one of the most eaten snacks in my country. I think I eat them every month a few times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KroketI Only eat Frikadels more (every week); en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FrikadelIndonesia is our former colony and we have very many halfbloods (Indo people), with half a million they are the largest minority and the best integrated. Besides that there are a lot of people from Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Aceh, the Mollukan island (Ambonese and others) in the Netherlands. Because of that the Indonesian and Indo (Dutch Indies) kitchen is very popular here, as popular as Chinese and Italian kitchens. Most Chinese restaurants are in fact a popularised form of Chinese-indonesian restaurants, because they serve Indonesian and Indo dishes, like Nasi Goreng and Nasi Ramesh and Saté. Pieter
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krokiet
Mar 26, 2006 5:26:33 GMT -7
Post by leslie on Mar 26, 2006 5:26:33 GMT -7
Pieter What a difference only a few miles of sea between England and the Netherlands make. In UK I only know of the croquette as ,yes a cylindrical roll covered in breadcrumbs, but the only interior of which I am aware is potato - hence we call them croquette potatoes. But I am not a culinary expert!! Leslie
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krokiet
Mar 26, 2006 6:21:34 GMT -7
Post by rdywenur on Mar 26, 2006 6:21:34 GMT -7
Leslie,
Over here across the pond I have had them also as just a potato as you described but in a round patty shape simillar to a hamburger. They are more popular I thnk here in the southern states of USA. Since it has a french spelling I am wondering if the Luisianans introduced it here.
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krokiet
Mar 26, 2006 8:13:34 GMT -7
Post by leslie on Mar 26, 2006 8:13:34 GMT -7
Hi Chris My culinary knowledge is not of the best, but I think what we have described are simply two differently shaped potato cakes. These can be shaped into cylinders, flat cakes or balls. Mashed potatoes are mixed with milk and can have flavourings added. They are then moulded into the shapes and coated with egg and bread crumbs. Following this they can be fried - deep or shallow - after standing for about half an hour, or can be grilled or baked. 10 minutes to grill, 15-20 minutes in a very hot oven (230 C) to bake. Hey. I think I'll make some tonight!!!
I think Pieter's croquettes (or rissoles) are exactly the same but the mashed potato is mixed with minced meat and savouried. I have heard of fish being used instead of the cooked mince, and also grated cheese. Writing this is a) bringing my memories back and b) making my mouth water!!
Good 'krokietting'!
Chef Leslie
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krokiet
Mar 26, 2006 8:39:40 GMT -7
Post by pieter on Mar 26, 2006 8:39:40 GMT -7
leslie,
You don't have to be a culinary exper for the Dutch Kroket or Frikandel, because they are just ordinary snacks, maybe comparable with the English Fish & Chips, if you compare the popularity between the two. They are fat and unhealthy snacks, but they make my mouth water too. The inside of the Dutch meat kroket is soft, but totally filled with meat in my perception. The Croquette served in Restaurants in Europe and elsewhere as replacements of patatoos are healthier and culinary parts of a diner that is served. My Fikandel or meat kroket I get in the local snack bar whith or without my Dutch or (better) big Flemish fries. It is like a hotdog at a New York hotdog stand.
Pieter
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krokiet
Mar 28, 2006 16:32:44 GMT -7
Post by justjohn on Mar 28, 2006 16:32:44 GMT -7
How about the good old Yankee Chicken Croquette ?
Anybody ever make this?
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nancy
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krokiet
Mar 28, 2006 19:55:48 GMT -7
Post by nancy on Mar 28, 2006 19:55:48 GMT -7
How about the good old Yankee Chicken Croquette ? Anybody ever make this? No, but I had to suffer through eating them often enough! Not a pleasant memory. Then again, at one time I hated pizza, cream cheese, wine ...
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krokiet
Mar 28, 2006 23:56:31 GMT -7
Post by Jaga on Mar 28, 2006 23:56:31 GMT -7
krokiets are used also for a barszcz (Borsht). They are very tasty!
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krokiet
Mar 29, 2006 11:44:06 GMT -7
Post by gardenmoma on Mar 29, 2006 11:44:06 GMT -7
How about the good old Yankee Chicken Croquette ? Anybody ever make this? Yes ;D I mentioned early on in this discussion that I use to make them as well as corn ones for my kids... as Pieter says, no matter what you call these little cakes or what shape they are, they are a great snack... And what makes a better meal for kids than something which resembles a "snack?" Right now my two grandsons are hooked on "corn dogs" - some form of frankfurter or brat surrounded by a cornbread coating. And, of course, they vaary in quality. GM
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piwo
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krokiet
Mar 29, 2006 17:51:48 GMT -7
Post by piwo on Mar 29, 2006 17:51:48 GMT -7
My mother in Law is 100% german ancestry, born here in the states. She (and therefore my wife) call them (phonetic spelling only) "boo boo spetzels". Have no idea if it's a real name or a conjured one. But we have them all the time. They're wonderful with stewed tomato's, or anything with gravy.
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