Serrano Ham Croquetes
Posted by julia on 07 May 2007 at 09:00 am | Tagged as: Spain, Delicatessen

Here you go, another Spanish recepie for you to enjoy. I know, I know I have been giving you hard ones, but I have confidence in all of you and I know you can do it.
100g Serrano Ham
75g plain flour
75ml extra virgin olive oil
1 litre milk
Salt
Nutmeg (optional)
2 eggs
Breadcrumbs
Olive oil (for frying)
How to cook:
- Chop the ham into small pieces
- Warm the milk
- In a frying pan, but not on the heat, mix the flour with the oil and very slowly add the warm milk stirring all the time.
- Place the pan over a medium heat and add the ham, a pinch of salt and a pinch of nutmeg. Keep stirring until the mixture thickens and begins to come away from the edges of the pan.
- Transfer the mixture into a square dish and leave to cool.
- When the mixture is cool, cut into equal sized pieces.
- Mould the pieces into oval shapes and dip each piece into the beaten eggs and then roll in the breadcrumbs.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan (you need enough oil to cover the croquettes) and fry until golden brown.
source orceserranohams
