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Cheese Croquettes

Cheese croquettes are small balls of grated cheese and bread crumbs, fried in fat and served with salads.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Warren, Pa. Presbyterian church. Second auxiliary missionary society. [from old catalog] · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Cheese and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,130 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Cheese Croquettes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the mixture

  1. Combine 2 cups grated cheese, 1 cup fine bread crumbs, salt, and cayenne to taste.

  2. Form the mixture into small balls.

Coat and fry

  1. Dip the balls into beaten eggs and fine cracker crumbs.

  2. Fry the balls in boiling fat.

Serve

  1. Serve with salads.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

568Calories
20 gProtein
10 gFat
95 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Warren, Pa. Presbyterian church. Second auxiliary missionary society. [from old catalog]. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cheese + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Grated cheese
Provides rich flavor and fat, and helps the mixture hold together when shaped.
Fine bread crumbs
Adds body and absorbs moisture so the mixture holds its shape.
Eggs (in the method)
Acts as a binder that helps the crumb coating stick to the balls.

The step that matters

Frying in boiling fat. Fat must be hot enough to set the crumb coating quickly. If it is too cool, the coating soaks up grease and the croquettes turn heavy and may fall apart.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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