Turkey Croquettes are creamy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. It sounds indulgent, but the scallions and the parsley add a reassuring freshness – it’s all good.
This is not my recipe. Another Scottish boy (before Ron) from long ago took me home to meet his parents, and I fell in love with his mother’s cooking. Unfortunately, this is the only one of her recipes that I managed to save, and I have made quite a few modifications. I added scallions, and replaced the onions with shallot. Also I use breadcrumbs made from a sourdough pullman loaf, so I’ve added the extra step of toasting the breadcrumbs before coating the croquettes. Finally, I cook the croquettes in the air fryer rather that frying them on the stovetop. I did consider buying ground turkey and using that instead of minced leftover Thanksgiving turkey, but hey, why mess with a good thing?
Roy’s mom used to serve Turkey Croquettes as the main course. Probably with mashed potatoes and some thoroughly cooked cabbage. We opt for lighter fare in our kitchen these days, so I’d recommend skipping the mashed potatoes and serving the croquettes with lightly steamed fresh broccoli, or on a bed of lightly dressed arugula. But if you opt to adorn them with leftover turkey gravy, who could blame you?
Turkey Croquettes
Ingredients
- 1 T fresh parsley
- 1 scallion
- 1 shallot
- 2 T olive oil
- 4 T King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour
- ⅛ t pepper
- ½ t salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups leftover turkey, minced
- finely ground, toasted bread crumbs
- olive oil spray
Instructions
- Prep veg – Mince the parsley. Trim and mince the scallions, white and green parts. Peel and mince the shallot.
- Make roux – Sauté the minced shallot until translucent, then stir in the flour, salt and pepper. Cook for just a minute or so, until the flour is hydrated, then slowly pour in the milk, whisking to combine. Cook until the mixture thickens. Take off of the heat.
- Add turkey and chill – Stir the minced turkey, the scallions and the parsley into the roux. Stash in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Form patties and coat in bread crumbs – Form the mixture into small balls, and roll the patties in the crumbs, then smash them gently to form patties.
- Fry – Preheat your air fryer to 350 °. Place the croquettes in your air fryer in a single layer, then generously spray the top with olive oil cooking spray. Cook for about 25 minutes, turning once and spraying the other side with the cooking oil. Remove from the fryer and Drain on paper towels.
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