: a small often rounded mass consisting usually of minced meat, fish, or vegetable coated with egg and bread crumbs and deep-fried
Examples of croquette in a Sentence
a fish croquette that tasted more of filler than of fish
Recent Examples on the Web
Sa Punta, slightly more formal, offers panoramic views of the water and has a thoughtful, seasonal menu that includes eggplant croquettes (€9.50) and bread made with Xeixa wheat, an ancient grain grown on the island (€3.50).
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Yasmin Fahr, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The menu includes items like crab croquettes with Ecuadorian mangrove crab meat served with sweet and spicy plantain and red pepper aioli and the traditional dish chopsué, which involves crab meat served with white or toasted rice served with fried plantains.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
Plus, the judges weren’t at all happy that his cheese curds were just placed on top and not incorporated into the croquettes.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
For dinner, creative interpretations of Caribbean flavors look like fresh catch coated in ginger and coconut and braised oxtail with a goat cheese croquette.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Also crab cakes, lobster rolls, salmon croquettes and more.
—The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
The crab croquettes wear a wig of frizzled lemongrass and lime leaf.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
Some, like crab croquettes, will pay homage to Maryland, while others are inspired by Riley’s own culinary travels.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
Don’t leave without trying the crowd favorite ham croquettes and montaditos.
—Laurie Larsh, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Yasmin Fahr, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The menu includes items like crab croquettes with Ecuadorian mangrove crab meat served with sweet and spicy plantain and red pepper aioli and the traditional dish chopsué, which involves crab meat served with white or toasted rice served with fried plantains.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
Plus, the judges weren’t at all happy that his cheese curds were just placed on top and not incorporated into the croquettes.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
For dinner, creative interpretations of Caribbean flavors look like fresh catch coated in ginger and coconut and braised oxtail with a goat cheese croquette.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Also crab cakes, lobster rolls, salmon croquettes and more.
—The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
The crab croquettes wear a wig of frizzled lemongrass and lime leaf.
—Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
Some, like crab croquettes, will pay homage to Maryland, while others are inspired by Riley’s own culinary travels.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
Don’t leave without trying the crowd favorite ham croquettes and montaditos.
—Laurie Larsh, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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croquette
noun
cro·quette
krō-ˈket 
: a roll or ball of hashed meat, fish, or vegetables fried in deep fat
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