Snack

Croquetas de Camarão com Passion Fruit Aioli

Name: Croquetas de Camarão com Passion Fruit Aioli
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 8 oz shrimp (16/20 count), peeled and deveined, patted dry; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; ¾ cup whole milk, warmed; ¼ tsp fine sea salt; ⅛ tsp white pepper; ⅛ tsp nutmeg, freshly grated; ½ cup panko breadcrumbs; 1 large egg, beaten with 1 tbsp water; ¼ cup all-purpose flour (for dusting); oil for frying (vegetable or peanut, about 2 cups); 2 tbsp fresh passion fruit pulp (or 1 tbsp passion fruit purée); 1 large egg yolk; 1 tsp dijon mustard; ¼ tsp saffron threads, bloomed in 1 tbsp warm water for 3 minutes; ⅓ cup neutral oil; ½ tsp fresh lemon juice; pinch sea salt

Plump shrimp folded into a béchamel base, breaded and deep-fried until mahogany-crisp, served with a velvety passion fruit aioli spiked with saffron. A handheld snack that demands technique but rewards with impressive results.

1012calper serving 32gprotein 37gcarbs 83gfat 15min prep 25min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this