Shrimp Or Tuna Croquettes Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound shrimp
• tuna
• or possibly chicken (2 cans 6 1/2
• 7 ounce. each of chicken or possibly tuna)
• 3 tbsp. Crisco
• 1/3 c. flour
• 1/2 c. lowfat milk
• 2 tbsp. finely minced onion
• 1 tbsp. snipped parsley
• 2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Dash pepper
• Dash paprika
• 3/4 c. fine dry bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• beaten
• 2 tbsp. water
• 18 ounce. pkg. frzn peas with cream sauce
• optional
• Crisco for deep frying

Instructions

1. Chop meat finely (about 2 c.).
2. Heat 3 tbsp.
3. Crisco.
4. Blend in flour.
5. Add in lowfat milk, cook and stir overy very medium heat till ver thick and smooth; remove from heat.
6. Add in onion, parsley, lemon juice and seasonings; stir in shrimp, tuna or possibly chicken.
7. Preheat Crisco for deep frying to 350 degrees shape meat mix into 8 cones, about 1/4 c. for each.
8. Roll in crumbs, combine egg with water.
9. Dip cones in egg mix; roll in crumbs again.
10. Deep fry a few croquettes at a time in Crisco till brown and warm about 3 min.
11. Turn if necessary for even cooking.
12. Drain on paper towel.
13. Keep warm.
14. Prepare peas according to package directions.
15. Spoon creamed peas over croquettes.
16. Makes 4 servings.