{"id":5642,"slug":"ham-croquettes","title":"Ham croquettes.","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["about one pound of ham trimmings","a can of French mushrooms","an ounce of butter","a dozen shallots chopped fine","a spoonful of flour","a cupful of bouillon or stock","the yolks of two eggs","a little Cayenne pepper","some chopped parsley","two ounces of good butter","flour","beaten eggs","bread crumbs","hot swimming lard","cream or tomato sauce, or sauce Madère"],"ingredients_norm":["ham trimming","french mushroom","butter","shallots chopped fine","flour","cupful of bouillon or stock","egg yolk","little cayenne pepper","parsley","egg","bread crumb","hot swimming lard","cream or tomato sauce or sauce madere"],"steps":["Cut about one pound of ham trimmings in very small squares.","Cut a can of French mushrooms in small dices, and squeeze the water out of them.","Heat an ounce of butter in a casserole, add a dozen shallots chopped fine, and simmer for five minutes.","Then add a spoonful of flour and heat through; then add a cupful of bouillon or stock, and boil for a minute.","Then add the mushrooms and the ham, and cook for ten minutes.","Bind with the yolks of two eggs, season with a little Cayenne pepper, and add some chopped parsley.","Then take off the fire and work in two ounces of good butter.","When the butter is dissolved put on a pan or platter, and allow to become cold.","Form the croquettes in any shape desired, roll in flour, then in beaten eggs, and then in bread crumbs, and fry in hot swimming lard.","Serve with cream or tomato sauce, or sauce Madère.","For Virginia ham croquettes, make from Virginia ham; otherwise same as above."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w89:3","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"878fed19d669637aca6dfc7ad5bae6c603afed6537d2f7e0e7b0926c1a621f28","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:46:27Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/ham-croquettes"}