Preparation

1. Prepare a fish stock using water, bay leaf and salt along with the shells and heads of the seafood for 10 minutes. Strain and set aside.
2. Heat the milk and melt the butter with chopped garlic and flour.
3. Add the seafood and stir.
4. Add the stock, nutmeg, pepper, parsley and salt. Stir until the dough thickens. Let it cool.
5. Spread the mixture, shape the croquettes and coat them in flour, beaten egg and bread crumbs.
6. Fry them and drain on absorbent paper.
7. Enjoy them hot and crispy.

Seafood

Good for healthy ageing

What is seafood? A very simple answer: an animal that lives in the sea, is invertebrate and edible. And very tasty, by the way. A true delicacy since ancient times.

This broad definition includes crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms, which means the list is enormous: sea urchins, octopus, goose barnacles, mussels, lobsters, prawns, shrimp, langoustines, clams, crabs, cockles, razor clams...

Every coastline has its own seafood and its own way of cooking it.

In Spain, its consumption varies with the season:

Winter: clams, shrimp, velvet crabs, scallops, spider crabs...
Summer: goose barnacles, oysters, lobsters, mussels, whelks...
Spring: langoustines take centre stage, though not exclusively
Autumn: prawns, cockles, small scallops...

Seafood provides a significant amount of protein, as well as Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins B2, B3, B6 and B12, and minerals such as magnesium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, selenium, iodine, zinc and copper.

It’s a low-calorie food.

Experts say that if you want to age well and stay healthy, eat seafood in moderation throughout your life.

And yes, that includes seafood croquettes!