How to Freeze Salmon Croquettes

What you call a salmon croquette depends upon where you live. Some people know this delicious meal as salmon croquettes, others call them salmon cakes and still others may refer to them as salmon patties. Whatever you call these tasty seafood patties, many people enjoy them. When you are making salmon croquettes, consider doubling your recipe and freezing salmon croquettes for a future no-fuss meal.

Things You'll Need

• Salmon croquettes
• Plastic wrap
• Plastic freezer bags (zipper type)
• Permanent marker

Instructions

1. Prepare the salmon croquettes following the recipe, combining the ingredients and shaping the salmon into patties.

2. Wrap each salmon croquette individually in plastic wrap.

3. Place the individually wrapped salmon croquettes into the plastic freezer bag. Make sure each patty is flat and will freeze in the flattened shape. Do not place so many patties into a freezer bag that they become squished or misshapen.

4. Remove the excess air from the freezer bag and seal it.

5. Label the freezer bag with the contents and the date you are freezing the salmon croquettes.

6. Freeze the salmon croquettes and use them within approximately two months.

7. Thaw the salmon croquettes by removing them from the freezer and defrosting them in the refrigerator. After thawing, cook them in a frying pan as you normally would.

References

• Soul Food and Southern Cooking: Salmon Croquettes
• Recipe Zaar: Salmon Croquettes