How to Make Spanish Croquettes de Jamon with Cheese

Do you know how is spanish croquettes history? Spanish Croquettes de Jamon with Cheese is a very delicious meal. Usually filled with a mixture of seasoned beef, and this mashed potato croquettes are popular in Latin America.There are a some secret tricks to success when making this dish. First of all, after the potatoes have been boiled and dried, it's a good idea to return the potatoes to the stove and cook them over medium heat with a little butter for about 3 to 5 minutes, letting the steam come out when you pound it with potatoes masher. And don't forget to removing the excess water from mashed potatoes, because this way helps them to combine better when fried.

When making spanish croquettes (after mashed potatoes are filled with cheese and formed into a potato-like form), use only one hand to touch the egg mixture. It will much easier to manage if one hand stays dry. It seems like a small thing, but it has proven to be quite useful.

Croquettes Origin

Potato Croquettes are small rolls of fried bread flour containing. Usually as a main ingredient, ground meat (beef, chicken or turkey), clams, fish, ham, cheese, mashed potatoes or vegetables, and mixed with bechamel or chocolate sauce, and soaked white bread, eggs, onions, herb and spices, wine, milk, beer or a combination, sometimes with filling, for example sauteed onions, mushrooms or boiled eggs. The shape of Croquettes are usually cylindrical, disc, or oval, then fried. The Croquettes (from French, "to crunch") are gaining popularity throughout the world, both as delicacies and as fast food.

Croquettes that filled with mashed potatoes are often served as a side dish in winter holiday meals, like when Christmas. In ready-to-eat dishes, varieties exist without potatoes, but with cheese, beef or curry, often filled with béchamel sauce or chocolate sauce.

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How to Make Spanish Croquettes de Jamon with Cheese

The Spanish Croquettes de Jamon with Cheese wrapped in a crisp golden shell makes this simple and classic dish irresistible.

Ingredients of How to Cook Spanish Croquettes de Jamon with Cheese

• 1/4 cup of grated parmesan
• 1/4 cup of chopped parsley
• 1/2 pound of chopped mozzarella
• 1 tablespoon of onion salt
• 1 cup of fine dry bread crumbs
• About 2 1/2 cups of olive oil
• 3 large eggs
• 6 medium baking potatoes (about 2 1/2 pound) , peeled and cut into pieces

Instruction of How to Make Croquettes de jamon

1. Cover the potatoes with salty cold water (2 teaspoons for 4 pieces) in a large pot, then simmer until soft, it take about 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and chill in a large bowl until cool, it take about 45 minutes.
2. Mash the potatoes, then stir the cheese, the onion salt, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and salt to taste. And stir 1 egg.
3. Form the potato mixture into 24 oval croquettes (each less than 1/4 cup). Gently shake the remaining 2 eggs in a shallow bowl and put the breadcrumbs into another shallow bowl. Dip 1 croquette into the egg, let the excess drip off, then roll the bread crumbs to coat. And then transfer to paper-coated baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining croquettes.
4. Heat 1/2 inch of olive oil in a skillet weighing 12 inches above medium-high fire until it shimmers. Fried croquettes in batches, turn it occasionally, until it turns to golden brown, sometimes it take 4 to 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to paper towel to dry. And finally the croquettes are ready to serve.

Recipe Tips of How to Make Croquettes with Cheese

• Easy Ways to Shape the Croquettes: To minimize stickiness, spray your hands with cooking spray before shaping the potatoes mixture into croquettes. For best results, spray your hands slightly with cooking spray before using it to form the potatoes mixture.
• For substitute: Prepare using reduced fat cheddar cheese.

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There are many variation of croquettes recipe, like spanish croquettes james martin, potato croquettes jamie oliver, how to make salmon croquettes with flour, islas canarias croquetas recipe, and others. And if you don't have time to make your own croquettes, you can buy spanish croquettes in restaurant or any food stores.

Besides this recipe, I have also posted another Spanish food recipes. Like Jamon, Pisto, Salmorejo, Tortillas and Croquettes. If you have free time, you can try making those delicious recipe. Because those recipe is included in the Best Spanish foods. Besides the tastes is delicious, this spanish food is also easy to make. You can even make it with simple equipment at home. And after trying a lot, I thought that this is the best Spanish Croquettes de Jamon with Cheese Recept I've ever made, but if you have one that you like, please leave a comment for me! I always want to experiment.

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