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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Spanish and Portuguese >> Spanish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Make your bechamel sauce by first melting olive oil and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. | 2. Add flour to melted butter and mix well with whisk. | 3. Add 1/2 cup milk to saucepan and increase heat to medium-high. | 4. Stir constantly to avoid burning, and cook for about 5 minutes or until bechamel has thickened. | 5. Reduce head to medium and cook for another 10 minutes to allow bechamel to thicken fully. | 6. Add minced ham and season lightly with salt (as ham is already salty). | 7. Blend evenly and transfer mixture to a lightly oiled 8 inch shallow dish. Ensure the mixture is even all across. | 8. Refrigerate mixture at least 2 hours, but overnight is best. | 9. To make croquetas, shape the chilled ham mixture either with two tablespoons or your hands into a cylindrical shape about the length of your thumb or forefinger. | 10. Break eggs into a bowl and whisk. Put breadcrumbs seasoned with salt only, if you really want to season breadcrumbs, on a plate. | 11. Heat oil in a large pan over medium to medium-high heat. | 12. Dip croquetas into egg and roll in breadcrumbs; do this twice to double-coat them. | 13. After all croquetas have been assembled, refrigerate them for 30 minutes before frying. | 14. Fry each croqueta until golden brown and put on paper towel-lined plate. As you cook, you can keep them warm in a low oven. | 15. I like to eat these alone, or maybe with some steamed white rice and black beans. I hope you enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ham	3	ounces	minced ground	208.3725	0.0	14.8242	16.0489
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
butter	4	tablespoons	unsalted	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
flour	3	tablespoons		108.4275	23.7385	1.7627	0.4207
milk	1 1/2	cups	divided	828.0	19.944000000000003	8.244	85.824
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
breadcrumb				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.