How To Make Oven-Fried Spanish Croquettes
Serve these flavorful Spanish croquettes breaded with crispy Panko and stuffed with cheese and chorizo fried until golden brown.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¼cupbutter
- 2tbspolive oil
- ½cupflour,plus more for breading
- 1½cupsmilk
- ½tspSpanish paprika,smoked
- ½cupManchego cheese,or Gouda cheese, grated
- ½cupSpanish-style chorizo,finely chopped
- 1cuppanko breadcrumbs
- 2eggs
- salt
Instructions
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First, prepare the bechamel. Melt butter and olive oil together in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly, until smooth paste forms.
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Continue to cook until the flour loses its starchy aroma. Increase the heat to medium-high and gradually add in the milk, whisking constantly for about 1 minute until the mixture is completely smooth.
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Stir in the grated cheese, chorizo, and paprika, and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper if needed.
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Transfer the mixture to a baking dish or bowl that has been greased with cooking spray or oil.
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Place a layer of plastic wrap directly on the filling mixture and cover completely, sealing in the edges. Refrigerate until cool and firm for about 1 to 2 hours.
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When ready to cook the croquettes, heat the oven to 450 degrees F. Remove the filling mixture from the refrigerator. Using your hands or a cookie scoop, form the filling into small balls.
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Next, prepare your dipping assembly line. Fill one small bowl with flour. Fill a second with 2 eggs, whisked. And fill a final bowl with panko.
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Take one filling ball and dip it in the flour until completely coated then the egg mixture, and finally the panko mixture until it is completely coated.
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Place ball on a parchment-covered baking sheet. Repeat with remaining filling balls. Then briefly mist the balls with cooking spray or misted olive oil.
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Transfer sheet to the refrigerator for a final 10 minutes to cool before baking.
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When ready, place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 12 to 16 minutes or until the breading is golden and the filling is melted and bubbly.
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Remove and serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 122.47kcal
- Fat: 8.64g
- Saturated Fat: 3.97g
- Trans Fat: 0.18g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.26g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.62g
- Carbohydrates: 7.33g
- Fiber: 0.27g
- Sugar: 1.42g
- Protein: 3.88g
- Cholesterol: 38.15mg
- Sodium: 117.11mg
- Calcium: 70.04mg
- Potassium: 58.56mg
- Iron: 0.27mg
- Vitamin A: 59.74µg
- Vitamin C: 0.00mg
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