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🍽️ Crispy Ham Croquettes

594 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• butter 6 tbsp
• olive oil 2 tbsp
• wheat flour, Type 405 120 g
• milk 300 ml
• salt pinch
• pepper, black ground pinch
• nutmeg, ground pinch
• Serrano ham 50 g
• Manchego 50 g
• breadcrumbs 150 g
• eggs 2 pcs
• frying oil 1 L

Instructions

1. 1. Heat butter and olive oil in a pot over medium heat.
2. 2. Stir in the flour gradually until you have a smooth paste.
3. 3. Pour in the milk and bring the mixture to a boil while stirring constantly.
4. 4. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and grated nutmeg.
5. 5. Cut the Serrano ham into small cubes.
6. 6. Grate the Manchego cheese coarsely.
7. 7. Fold the ham and cheese into the hot sauce.
8. 8. Let the mixture cool down.
9. 9. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for about 2 hours until the mixture is firm.
10. 10. Fill a shallow plate with breadcrumbs.
11. 11. Whisk the eggs in a second shallow plate.
12. 12. Put 3 tablespoons of flour into a third shallow plate.
13. 13. Lightly dust your hands with flour.
14. 14. Shape small rolls from the cooled mixture that are about 2 centimeters thick.
15. 15. Coat the croquettes in the flour first.
16. 16. Then dip them into the egg mixture.
17. 17. Finally, roll the croquettes in the breadcrumbs.
18. 18. Heat oil in a pot on the highest setting.
19. 19. Fry the croquettes in batches in the hot oil.
20. 20. Cook them for about 2 minutes until they are crispy.
21. 21. Remove the croquettes from the oil.
22. 22. Let them drain on kitchen paper.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 594
• Protein: 14 g · Fett/Fat: 39 g · Carbs: 42 g