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Heat butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add carrots and sauté for about 2 minutes or until carrots begin to soften. Add peas and sauté for another minute.
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Remove carrots and peas from heat and add to a large bowl. Add minced chicken, mashed potato, onion powder, and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper and mix until combined. Add egg and 2 tablespoons flour and mix until combined. If mixture seems too wet add another tablespoon of flour. Cover mixture and chill.
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While mixture is chilling make the gravy dipping sauce. Melt the butter in a small saucepan and sauté the shallots over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes or until translucent. Add the flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly for about 2 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth to the sauce and whisk over low heat until thickened, about 1-2 minutes. For a thinner sauce add another 1/2 cup of broth. Add heavy cream, garlic powder and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
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Place flour, eggs and panko into three separate shallow bowls. Divide the croquettes into 16 equal portions and form into balls (I used a small cookie scoop for this part). Coat each croquette in flour, then eggs, followed by panko.
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Heat oven to 200°. In a large skillet, heat 1/2 inch of canola oil until shimmering but not smoking. Fry croquettes in batches, turning as necessary until all sides are golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer the croquettes to a wire rack set over a baking sheet and place in oven to keep warm while frying the remaining croquettes. Sprinkle with salt and serve immediately with warm dipping sauce.