Chicken Croquettes

Haven't done these in a very long time - so we are doing them for Easter this year! I checked my new NYT cookbook, and they simplified the recipe, but that's ok, they will taste the same.

3 T Butter

1/3 cup flour

1 cup chicken stock or milk

1.5 cups minced chicken

1 T minced onion

2 T chopped parsley

2 eggs

2 T Sherry (optional)

Salt and Pepper

Dry Breadcrumbs

Oil for frying

Sauce for serving

Melt butter, blend in flour. Cook, add chicken stock, stirring with wire whisk, until thickened.

Add Chicken, onion, parsley, 1 egg, sherry salt and pepper. Cook til thickened.

Chill

Form patties with about 1/4 cup mixture. Dip in egg, then breadcrumbs, chill

Fry in oil