The Beginning
Salmon Croquet mixture. Onion , green pepper, potato
Fried to a golden brown
Sometimes I cook in bulk. You can’t have just one of these.
Yum! This is my plate! White rice, mixed stir fried veggies, yummy golden Pillsbury biscuit, and the main thang… Salmon Croquet!
Salmon Croquet!
I got this recipe from my Patti Labelle Cook Book. First let me share the back story…..
Way back in the day, I mean way back when my husband was just my live in boyfriend and my two children weren’t even a thought. Way way back in my early 20’s when partying and eating out was the highlight of each evening, my now mother-n-law came over to our house to visit her son and somehow she got on the subject of this woman (who’ll remain nameless for the purposes of me not getting killed 😂) who never cooked or kept her home clean and how this woman’s man had to do everything. 🤔 My thoughts were 💭 is she warning me. Is she telling me I need to cook for her son, is she telling me I need to clean my house. Now I did know how to cook a little something from when I was growing up spending time in the kitchen with my grandmother but for this lady I needed to show out a little and let her know who she was dealing with. I called my mother the very next day and told her I needed a cook book. She showed up with La Belle Cuisine Cook Book.
I’d like to give all the credit to my grandma who did teach me a lot in the kitchen like how to trim the fat, strain the pasta, flour the chicken, make doughnuts out of biscuits and so much more but I can’t do that. I have to honestly say that it wasn’t until I got my first cookbook given to me by my mother that I picked up the passion for cooking. I suppose I owe a little credit to Patti too since her book made me want to cook everything SOUL. In a way I actually could dedicate this blog post to the four ladies who changed my life, my grandmother, my mother, my mother-in-law, and Patti Labelle.
I have to say this is the absolute best Salmon Croquettes I have ever tasted and I’ve had lots cause y’all know this is a “Black People’s” specialty! Try this one and tell me what you think. If you don’t have your own LaBelle Cuisine Cook book here’s the recipe:
1LB salmon fillet, 1 Large Russet or Idaho potato (peeled and diced), 1TBS milk, 1TBS butter, 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper, 1 Large egg lightly beaten, 1/2 cup dried bread crumbs, 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
FYI: Patti used 3/4 TSP seasoned salt and 1/2 TSP ground black pepper.
The recipe says you can use the canned salmon as well so that’s what I did, it’s easier. I personally used my Black Woman super powers and seasoned mine with Dash Original Blend and Pink Himalayan salt measured with my eyes 😂. The bread crumbs go last after the patty’s are made coat them with the bread crumbs then put them in the skillet and fry in vegetable oil.