Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, spanish ham croquetas. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Spanish ham Croquetas is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Spanish ham Croquetas is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
Make these delicious Croquetas de Jamón (Spanish ham croquettes) recipe for a tapas night, or for Croquetas de jamón, or ham croquettes, are a staple on Spanish tapas menus, and you'll find them. What Makes Perfect Spanish Ham Croquettes? But true to every Spaniard's heart is the classic croquetas de jamón Serrano recipe (Serrano ham croquettes).
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have spanish ham croquetas using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spanish ham Croquetas:
- Take thick bechamel sauce
- Prepare 1 tbsp butter or margerine
- Prepare 100 grams plain flour (or as much as the butter absorbs)
- Prepare 1/2 liter milk
- Get 1 pinch salt
- Prepare 1 tbsp cornflour dissolved in some milk
- Take breading
- Get 1 eggs
- Prepare 100 grams dried fine breadcrumbs
Who doesn't order croquetas when you go to a Spanish restaurant? This crispy little balls of creamy ham bechamel are my all time favourite tapa and here you..savoury Spanish ham: a plate of croquetas and a cold glass of fino sherry is pure, deep-fried happiness a strange hybrid croquette / croquetas recipe on the website of a Spanish ham producer. These gluten-free rich and warming croquetas are delicious as a hot canapés with drinks or made slightly larger as a starter garnished with a crisp green salad. Croquettes are an extremely popular part of the Spanish tapas, i.e., appetizers or snacks served in bars.
Instructions to make Spanish ham Croquetas:
- Melt butter in a fryingpan
- Add flour while on a low heat. Quantities are approximate as I add as much as the butter absorbs. When the mixture stops sticking to the pan I consider it ready as for bechamel sauce but I add a bit more flour to make sure is thick enough to shape the croquetas.
- Add the milk slowly specially at the beggining making sure it doesn't clump. Stir well
- Add a pinch of salt and the dissolved cornflour dissolved in some milk. Let the sauce bubble a bit while it thickens
- Add ham. (or your desired filling. My mum used to use chicken meat. I use serrano ham, crabmeat…) and mix
- Let mixture cool in the fridge for a couple of hours until you're ready to shape croquetas
- Prepare 1 bowl with breadcrumbs 1 bowl with beaten egg and two spoons to start shaping mixture
- With the two spoons shape a bullet of the mixture
- Pass bullet shapes of bechamel mix to beaten egg bowl. Máx three at a time
- Coat them after with breadcrumbs
- They are ready to deep fry in plenty hot oil. Or to freeze as I do for later use
A typically Spanish snack that makes great party food. Take the ham mixture out of the fridge. Put a little bit of olive oil on your hands to make it easier to roll the croquetas. They say that you can judge a tapas bar by the quality of its croquetas. Warm and creamy with a crunchy bread shell, croquetas are loved across Spain.
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