Ham and Cheese Croquettes

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Crisco® Pure Olive Oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/3 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups finely shredded Manchego or Fontina cheese
• 1/4 pound jamon serrano or prosciutto ham, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups unseasoned panko or dry bread crumbs
• Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil, for frying
• Smucker's® Sweet Orange Marmalade

Details

Servings 18
Adapted from pillsburybaking.com

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT olive oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute. Stir in milk. Cook until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in cheese, jamon serrano, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Spread mixture onto a dinner plate. Chill until firm.
BEAT eggs lightly in medium bowl. Place bread crumbs in another medium bowl. Shape ham mixture into 1-inch balls or 2-inch long ovals or cylinders. Dip each croquette in bread crumbs to coat. Roll in beaten egg, then return to bread crumbs and roll until coated on all sides. Chill 1 hour.
HEAT 3/4-inch vegetable oil to 350°F in medium heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook croquettes in oil, a few at a time, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Serve warm with marmalade.