{"id":279700,"date":"2012-06-30T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T08:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingapp15670.cloudwayssites.com\/serrano-ham-croquettes"},"modified":"2012-06-30T10:08:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T08:08:00","slug":"serrano-ham-croquettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stagingapp15670.cloudwayssites.com\/en\/serrano-ham-croquettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Serrano Ham Croquettes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nSummer is here! Or so it seems. We’ll still bet that the nice days will come back. So I am happy to continue my partnership with Alvalle until the end of August. My job? Propose eight recipes to accompany a product from their range. I’ve been keeping with the Hispanic theme from the beginning. So today, the famous “croquetas”, these small croquettes all crunchy and creamy inside. You can’t go to Spain without seeing them! A little wonder, especially with Serrano ham inside. With a delicious Alvalle Green Gazpacho, it will give us all the energy we need for a complete meal. For those who like to eat, this can be enjoyed as an aperitif, serving small croquettes and small glasses of Green Gazpacho!<\/div>\n
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\nJust a quick note about the kibble. I didn’t understand at the time how they managed to make little doughnuts with such a creamy interior. The result is so good! In fact, it is nothing more or less than a kind of bechamel in a doughnut. So how does it work?  It’s actually quite simple and ingenious: we prepare a thick b\u00e9chamel sauce (with the ham and onions in it!) which we then let cool. It then becomes manipulable and you can form croquettes with flour, eggs and flour. When you fry, the b\u00e9chamel inside becomes creamy again! That’s it! Easy, right?<\/b><\/div>\n
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\n-2 eggs<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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\nLet cook for about 20 to 30 minutes, stirring often. The cream thickens a lot. <\/i><\/div>\n
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