The Infallible Recipe To Make Vegan Croquettes

Before they used to be made with the leftovers of other foods, especially stews and stews, but we do not have to wait to make large meals to make a good batch of croquettes and freeze to have any day.

How to make vegan croquettes

The structure of a kibble is very simple:

A core of ingredients with béchamel sauce

Vegetables, vegetables, seeds, nuts and even legumes, always in small pieces, can make up the inside of a kibble. Of course also commercial vegetable meats such as veggie-chicken and the like.

The important thing is that the pieces are not too big because if the croquettes are not deformed, they are difficult to manipulate or directly the béchamel does not “stick” to the ingredients.

The béchamel is like the traditional one but using a vegetable drink without sugar and without flavors. For example soy, almond or oat drink. The normal thing is to make the béchamel together with the rest of the ingredients, adding the flour and the vegetable drink to the same pan.

A crispy breading

The breading has two tasks : to keep the filling inside the croquette (because otherwise it would fall apart) and to provide a crunchy layer that contrasts with the creamy texture of the interior.

For a good breading we can use common flours (normal or whole wheat flour, soy flour, corn flour, chickpea flour, etc.) and a fine or coarse breadcrumb, preferably homemade, made with the remains of bread that we have leftover from other days, so we will have a slightly thicker breadcrumbs, with seeds, with whole grain breads, with gluten-free bread, etc.

Not just fries

To make the croquettes well we can use two methods:

1. Frying in oil : it is the option of a lifetime. Preferably in a tall container so that more oil can fit, using olive oil and browning the croquettes just enough (the inside is already done). To remove excess oil, let them rest on a rack with absorbent paper.
2. Gilding in the oven : we can make them in the oven ensuring that the entire surface is browned well, turning them once or twice in the process, so that they brown but we do not need oil for it. If we plan to make them in the oven, it is not necessary to make a very thick breading, but it is necessary to ensure that we do not exceed time and temperature.

Vegan mushroom and vegetable croquettes

Ingredients

• ½ red pepper
• ½ leek
• 250 g mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon chopped parsley
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch (cornstarch) or tapioca starch
• 2 cups of soy drink (unsweetened and unflavored)

For the breading:

• Wheat or corn flour
• 3 tablespoons chickpea flour
• 1 tablespoon of vinegar
• a pinch of salt
• Bread crumbs

Preparation

1. Chop the pepper, leek and mushrooms and fry them with the oil until golden brown. Add the salt and spices and mix.
2. Add the flour and lower the heat a little, mixing everything well.
3. Dissolve the starch in a part of the vegetable drink and add it all to the pan, little by little and without stopping stirring until a very thick cream forms.
4. Take it off the heat and let it cool completely.
5. Put flour in a plate, in another the chickpea flour with the vinegar and salt and add water, stirring constantly until you have a liquid cream (more or less like liquid cream. In another plate put the breadcrumbs.
6. Form croquettes with your hands or with two spoons. Pass them first through the flour, then the liquid mixture, then the flour again, the liquid mixture again and finally the breadcrumbs. Leave the croquettes in a large platter or tray.
7. You can freeze them at this point, inside freezer bags or tightly closed containers.
8. Heat plenty of olive oil in a wide saucepan or high skillet. To know if it is hot you can add a cumin or sesame seed. If a lot of bubbles come out as soon as you add it, it is ready.
9. Fry the croquettes in batches without cluttering the pan, until golden brown. Remove them to a wire rack lined with absorbent kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
10. Serve them warm or warm.