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Friday, January 30, 2015

Ham & Potato Croquettes

Ham & Potato Croquettes 
Served With Spicy Honey Mayo! An Excellent Tapas Recipe!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 30 minutes + 1 hour refrigeration
Cook time: 20 minutes

 
Ingredients
1 cup cooked honey ham, minced
3 tbsp heavy cream
Salt
1/2 tsp pepper
fresh grated nutmeg
2 egg yolks, beaten
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
4 cups mashed potatoes
2 egg, beaten
3 cups of Panko bread crumbs
Peanut oil, enough to fill pan 1 inch

 Cooking Tools
Large mixing bowl
Medium deep frying pan
Stainless steel frying strainer

Directions
In a large mixing bowl; Add milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg, beaten egg yolks, ham and flour to mashed potatoes. Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour and then shape using an small ice cream scoop. Dip in the beaten eggs, then roll through bread crumbs. Fry each croquette in shallow oil on medium heat until brown on all sides.( few minutes on each side) Drain on paper towel lined plate, transfer to serving dish and drizzle with Spicy Honey Mayo.

Cook's Note: Cook in small batches, giving each croquette at least 2 inches of space around it to not overcrowd the pan. This prevents the croquettes from crumbling while frying.

Serves 6

 Spicy Honey Mayo
Ingredients
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup honey
1 tbsp hot sauce
2 tbsp water
salt
Directions
In a small mixing bowl, whisk ingredients until blended.

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