Croquetas

Name: Croquetas
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 grams chicken leftovers; 150 grams jamón serrano; 1 boiled egg (optional); 1 tbsp butter; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch pepper; 1 pinch numteg; 1 egg (beated); 2 tbsp breadcrumbs; 2 cup milk ( you may need more depending on how thick you like the bechamel); 3 tbsp all purpose flour; 1 olive oil

Maria Balagué @cook_2710518

those are great!

Maria Balagué @cook_2710518

those are great!

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Ingredients

3 servings

200 gramschicken leftovers
150 gramsjamón serrano
1boiled egg (optional)
1 tbspbutter
1 pinchsalt
1 pinchpepper
1 pinchnumteg
1egg (beated)
2 tbspbreadcrumbs
2 cupmilk ( you may need more depending on how thick you like the bechamel)
3 tbspall purpose flour
1olive oil

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Steps

1

chop the chicken, jamón and the boiled egg if used and mix them all
2

in a sauce pan, melt the butter add half of the flour and some warm milk. Stirr constantly while adding the rest of the flour and milk until it thikens.
3

Mix the bechamel you just made with the chicken-jamón mixture. Let it cool at least for 2h
4

Using two spoons, make croquetas with the mixture.
5

Deep them into the egg and then into the breadcrumbs.
6

Fry them in olive oil. Once they are golden, let them cool in absorvent paper and serve.