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Homemade Jamon & wild garlic croquetas
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Homemade Jamon & wild garlic croquetas

If you enjoy authentic Homemade Jamon & wild garlic croquetas cuisine, this homemade Pork recipe is worth trying at home....

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20 Min Prep

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41 Min Cook

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6 Servings

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Non-Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 150g Wild Garlic Leaves
  • 350g Milk
  • 45g Olive Oil
  • 65g Flour
  • 35g manchego
  • 80g jamón ibérico
  • 1 Egg
  • 75g Breadcrumbs
  • 1 L Vegetable Oil

Instructions

1
step 1 Wash the wild garlic leaves well in a colander, then transfer over boiling aqua from the kettle until just wilted.
2
Immediately rinse under cold running aqua, then squeeze out the excess aqua and finely chop.
3
step 2 mildly hot the whole milk in a pot over a low scalding up until just steaming.
4
scalding up the cooking oil or dairy spread in a second pot and, once mildly hot or melted, swirl around in the ground mix for a couple of moments until it starts to brown a little.
5
Gradually toss in the mildly hot whole milk, a little at a time, until you have a thick, silky condiment dip.
6
Bubble for a minute or two, stirring to make sure all the ground mix has cooked out.
7
augment the taste.
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step 3 toss in the manchego, jamón and wild garlic to the pot, and beat to combine.
9
Tip out onto a lightly oiled baking tray or plate, spread out then wrap and store in the fridge for at least 1 hr.
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Will keep chilled for up to 24 hrs.
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step 4 Lightly cooking oil your hands and shape the mixture into 18-20 even-sized balls.
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Arrange on a baking tray and freeze for 30 mins to firm up.
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step 5 Beat the egg in a shallow dish with a little seasoning.
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Tip the panko into a second dish.
15
Dip each of the croquetas in the egg, then turn to coat in the breadcrumbs.
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At this point, the raw croquetas can be frozen for up to three months.
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transfer the cooking oil into a large, deep pot ensuring it is no more than a third full and scalding up to 170C, or until a cube of bread browns lightly in 30 seconds.
18
shallow fry the croquetas in batches for 2-3 mins until deeply golden.
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To prepare from frozen, shallow fry at 160C for a few moments longer until they’re piping scalding inside.
20
Remove to a sheet of kitchen paper using a slotted spoon and leave to filter.
21
present mildly hot with a glass of sherry.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Spanish
Course
Pork
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
61 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

20 mins

Cooking Time

41 mins

Total Time

61 mins
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Author

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