A few days ago we ate in the restaurant "Santerra" the best croquettes in the world, a prize they won in 2018. That's why we have not stopped until we have cook some very similar croquettes, very crispy on the outside but with a soft and light béchamel, and after several tests, here's the recipe ?
Ingredients for 20-22 pcs:- 13 oz of milk- 4.5 oz of cream for cooking- 1.5 oz of margarine- 2 oz of flour- 1 ham tip- 1.8 oz of ham in squares- 1/4 spring onion- Salt- Ground black pepper- Nutmeg- 1 egg- Flour- Panko (Japanese bread crumbs)- Olive oil
Recipe:- In a pot, pour the milk and the tip of the ham very clean and heat it over low heat so that it infuses.- Peel the spring onion and cut it into small squares.- In another pot, heat the margarine until it melts, add the spring onion and let it brown.- Pour the flour and cook also until golden.- Remove the ham tip from the pot with milk, add the cream and mix well.- Pour the milk with the cream into the pot with the onion and flour and stir continuously so that no lumps are formed.- Add the ham, a pinch of nutmeg, salt and black pepper.- When the béchamel is already dense, pour it over a large glass container and cover it with film so that it does not dry out.- Allow to cool to room temperature and then in the fridge until it hardens a little and can be handled.- Shape the croquettes.- Pass them in flour, egg and panko.- Fry them in very hot olive oil until golden.- Place them on absorbent paper to remov...