Ham and Cheese Croquetas
An anglicised version of croquetas that contain cheese!
Ingredients
- 75 g butter
- 100 g flour
- 500 ml full-fat milk
- 50 g breadcrumbs
- 90 g ham chopped
- 50 g cheddar grated
- 50 g mozzarella torn
- 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
- flour for rolling
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a pan and whisk in the plain flour. Over a gentle heat, gradually whisk in the milk until you have a very thick white sauce. Add the fresh breadcrumbs, chopped ham, grated cheddar, torn mozzarella and the chopped parsley and stir until melted. Chill for 4 hours.
- Scoop up spoonfuls of the mixture and roll into 18-20 oval shapes. Roll each first in plain flour, then coat in beaten egg, then roll in dried natural breadcrumbs. Deep fry until golden.