Ham Croquettes - {Croquetas De Jamon}

Recipe Ingredients

3 lbs	1362g / 48oz	Cooking ham - large diced
1		White onion - large diced
2		Red peppers - large diced
2		Garlic cloves - sliced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Tomato paste
1/4		Parsley - chopped
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-grated nutmeg
1/2 cup	118ml	Heavy cream
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Flour - divided
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2		Eggs - lightly beaten (large)
2 cups	474ml	Cracker meal
		Canola oil - for frying

Recipe Instructions

In large saute pan, saute ham, onions, peppers, and garlic. Add tomato paste and caramelize. Add parsley, nutmeg, and heavy cream. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the flour.

Season, cool, and grind in meat grinder. Shape into finger-sized sticks or patties. Bread using remaining flour, egg, and cracker meal.

Heat a saute pan filled 1-inch with canola oil to 375 degrees. Fry the croquettes until golden brown.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Source:
MELTING POT withAlex Garcia - (Show # MP-1B60) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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