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Recipe

Ham and cheese croquettes

These delicious croquettes are the perfect way to use up that leftover Christmas ham. Serve with sweet chilli sauce and throw to together a salad with whatever you have on hand

Jul 29, 2012 2:00pm
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 15 mins cooking
  • Makes 10
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Ingredients

Ham and cheese croquettes
  • 60 gram butter
  • 1/4 cup plain flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cup grated mozzarella
  • 1 1/2 cup chopped leg ham
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/2 cup seasoned flour
  • 2个鸡蛋,上杉达也tly beaten
  • 2 cup breadcrumbs
  • canola oil, to deep fry
  • sweet chilli sauce, salad, to serve

Method

Ham and cheese croquettes
  • 1
    Melt butter in a medium saucepan on medium. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in milk. Return to heat and cook, stirring, until the mixture boils and thickens. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 minute.
  • 2
    Transfer to a bowl and stir in mozzarella, ham, onion and parsley. Chill until firm enough to handle.
  • 3
    Shape into 10 oval croquette shapes. Dust in flour, coat in eggs then dip in breadcrumbs to coat. Chill for 1 hour.
  • 4
    Heat 10cm oil in a large saucepan on medium, until a cube of bread sizzles as soon as it is added.
  • 5
    Add 5 croquettes and cook, turning, for 2-3 minutes, until golden. Drain on paper towel. Repeat with remaining croquettes. Serve with sweet chilli sauce and salad.

Notes

Chilling helps the croquettes to stay together during cooking.

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