In Barcelona, you can order croquetas in any restaurant or tapas bar at any time but after that you’ve  tried my grandmother’s 100 years old recipe, you will have difficulties to find a better tasting “croqueta”.
So please, enjoy one of my family’s best kept secrets.

INGREDIENTS

PREPARATION

1. Chop the onion and ham (separated)

2. Fry the onion in a saucepan with olive oil.
3. When the onion starts to get a golden color, add the ham and stir a bit.
4. Add flour while stirring. Continue stirring and add the milk a little at a time and stir until the mix becomes smooth and let it simmer for 5 minutes.

5. Let the mix cool off in the fridge for a couple of hours.
6. Form the mix into “croquetas” by using 2 tablespoons.

7. Roll each “croqueta” in eggs and breadcumbs.

8. Deep-fry in very hot olive oil.

If you want, you can do many at a time and freeze them (before you deep-fry).
In this way, you always have some tapas ready if you would get a surprise guest!