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SPINACINE. Italian chicken & spinach croquettes.
Ingredients
FOR THE SPINACH to be added to the croquettes
  • 10 oz fresh spinach. A big bag.
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
FOR THE CROQUETTES
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
FOR THE COATING
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
TO COOK THE CROQUETTES
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
SPINACH
  1. In a large skillet heat 2 Tbsp olive oil with 1 clove of garlic for 1 minute. Add the spinach, a bit at the time.

  2. In a few minutes the spinach will drastically reduce their volume. Season with 1/2 tsp sea salt, mix and turn the heat off.

  3. Remove the garlic. Let the spinach cool down completely before squeezing out all the extra liquid. Place them on a cutting board and chop them finely. Set them aside.

COATING
  1. Prepare one bowl with 1 1/2 cup breadcrumbs and one with 2 beaten eggs.

CROQUETTES
  1. In a large bowl add the ground chicken, the cooked spinach, one egg, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 1/2 tsp sea salt, 1/2 tsp nutmeg. Mix together.

  2. Wet your hands with water. Scoop one tablespoon of chicken mix in your hands and create a round croquette. Coat the croquette with the egg wash, then coat it with breadcrumbs, coat again in the egg wash and finish with a last coat of breadcrumbs. Keep preparing the other croquettes using all the mix.

  3. Heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a skillet for 1 minute at low heat. Add 4 croquettes when the oil is nicely hot and let them cook for around 4 minutes. Flip on the other side and cook for other 4 minutes. Cook the croquettes in batches, for every batch add 2 Tbsp olive oil at the beginning.