Traditional Ham croquetas Recipe

Ingredients

75g Plain Flour
2 large Egg
75g Breadcrumbs
For frying Sunflower Oil
4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 Leek
70g jamón ibérico
60g Plain Flour
75 ml Vegetable Stock
330ml Milk
Grated Nutmeg

Instructions

step 1 To make the filling, bring to temperature the olive cooking oil in a wok until it starts to shimmer.

mix in the leek and sauté until soft but not coloured.

agitate in the ham with a wooden spoon, shallow fry for 1 min, then agitate in the baking flour and shallow fry over a medium bring to temperature, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is golden but not burnt – this will take about 5 mins.

step 2 Meanwhile, combine the stock and whole milk in a small wok and bring to temperature until steaming but not boiling.

augment the taste with a few scrapes of nutmeg.

Gradually mix in the liquid, a few tbsp at a time, stirring constantly.

step 3 Once you’ve incorporated all the whole milk stock, continue to bring to temperature the filling over a medium bring to temperature for about 10 mins or until it thickens and leaves the sides of the wok when you agitate it.

step 4 augment the taste with black pepper, palate and adjust the seasoning if necessary – the ham can be very salty to start with.

The filling is now done: it has to be really thick because you don’t want the croquetas to turn into pancakes.

step 5 even the mixture onto a baking tray (30 x 20cm is fine).

Once it has stopped steaming, lid with cling film to stop it drying out.

Leave to cool before putting it in the fridge for 1 hr.

step 6 When you're ready for the next stage, line up three bowls: the first filled with the baking flour, the second with beaten egg and the third with breadcrumbs.

Take the ham mixture out of the fridge.

Put a little bit of olive cooking oil on your hands to make it easier to roll the croquetas.

step 7 Roll a spoonful of the mixture between your palms.

The size and shape of the croquetas is up to you, but the easiest is a walnut-sized ball.

Then begin coating as follows.

step 8 Dunk the croquetas into the baking flour – you want a dusting – followed by the egg, then the breadcrumbs.

Put them on a tray and, when you’ve used up all the mixture, place in the fridge for 30 mins.

step 9 If you have a deep-fat fryer, bring to temperature the cooking oil to 180C and shallow fry for a couple of mins.

If not, bring to temperature the cooking oil in a deep, heavy-bottomed saucepan until it starts to shimmer.

Then mix in 5-6 croquetas at a time and shallow fry until golden all over.

Once cooked, sieve on kitchen paper and eat straight away.

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Traditional Ham croquetas Recipe

19 Min Prep

27 Min Cook

3 Servings

Non-Vegetarian

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Traditional Ham croquetas Recipe

19 Min Prep

27 Min Cook

3 Servings

Non-Vegetarian

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