Spanish
Croquetas Caseras (Homemade Ham Croquettes)
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the finely chopped onion, and cook gently until soft, about 5 minutes.
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Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes, whisking constantly, then gradually whisk in the milk a little at a time until you have a thick, smooth batter.
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Stir in the diced jamon serrano, the nutmeg, the salt, and the pepper, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until very thick and pulling away from the sides of the pan.
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Spread the mixture into a shallow dish, press plastic wrap directly onto the surface, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, until firm enough to shape.
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Shape the chilled mixture into small logs, then roll each one first in the flour, then the beaten eggs, then the breadcrumbs, coating evenly.
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Fry the croquetas in batches in the hot olive oil until deep golden on all sides, about 3 minutes, drain on paper towels, and serve hot, the classic way to use up cocido leftovers.
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Serve it with
A Spanish dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Croquetas Caseras (Homemade Ham Croquettes), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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Something to sip
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Croquetas Caseras (Homemade Ham Croquettes) carries dairy, gluten, and eggs. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup) |
| Gluten | Yes | Alubias Blancas con Chorizo (White Beans with Chorizo) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Ajoblanco (Chilled Malaga Almond and Garlic Soup) |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 560 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 38 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 600 mg
- Saturated fat
- 12 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Croquetas Caseras (Homemade Ham Croquettes) takes about 90 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a proper project. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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