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Cheese croquettes

Cheese croquettes

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Crispy, deep-fried croquettes filled with a rich, thick béchamel sauce made with sheep’s milk cheese: crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, perfect …

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Recipe from Gaztarrotz, Xabier Cañas (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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The success of these croquettes depends on the béchamel: it needs to be cooked thoroughly to eliminate the flour taste, and it should be thick enough to be shaped. Allow the béchamel to cool before shaping it.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total4 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying
  • Estimated cost$9.77 $0.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

35 people
  • $1.39
  • $0.20
  • $0.99
  • $3.12
  • $0.69
  • $0.28
  • $0.09
  • $1.54
  • $1.47

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place a pot on the stove, prepare a roux with the butter and flour, and let it cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
  2. Gradually add the warm milk, whisking continuously. ≈ 3 min
  3. When adding milk, allow it to thicken fully before adding more to prevent clumping.
  4. Once the béchamel sauce is ready, add the grated cheese and cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
  5. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, place in a container, and spread butter on the surface. ≈ 2 min
  6. Once the dough is thoroughly chilled, work with clean hands to soften it. ≈ 3 min
  7. Moisten your hands with sunflower oil paint, then roll the paste into small balls and shape them into croquettes: round, elongated, large, or small. ≈ 3 min
  8. Once shaped, first dip them in the egg, then in the breadcrumbs. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Cheese croquettes

  • 150 g of butter$1.39
  • 150 g of flour$0.20
  • 1 liter of warm milk$0.99
  • 150 g of sheep’s milk cheese (such as Idiazabal), grated$3.12
  • white pepper$0.69
  • salt$0.28
  • 10 g of butter for spreading on the dough$0.09
  • egg and breadcrumbs for coating$1.54
  • Sunflower oil for deep frying$1.47

Total$9.77

that's $0.28 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 150 g of butter
  • 150 g of flour
  • 1 liter of warm milk
  • 150 g of sheep’s milk cheese (such as Idiazabal), grated
  • white pepper
  • salt
  • 10 g of butter for spreading on the dough
  • egg and breadcrumbs for coating
  • Sunflower oil for deep frying

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