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Croquettes

Servings 4

Ingredients

  • Tomato Sauce:
  • 10 ounces tomatoes
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon curry
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • Croquettes:
  • 4 ounces Jarlsberg cheese
  • 4 ounces cured ham
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 tablespoons shallots
  • 2 tablespoons parsley
  • 10 gelatin leaves
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour plus extra for dredging
  • 3 cups milk
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • 4 cups cooking oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 tablespoons breadcrumbs

Instructions

  • To prepare sauce, chop up tomatoes and finely chop garlic. In saucepan, mix tomatoes, garlic, cinnamon, sugar and curry, and allow to simmer about 1 hour. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
  • To make croquettes, grate cheese, cut ham into small pieces and finely chop garlic, shallots and parsley. Soak gelatin leaves in cold water 5 minutes.
  • In saucepan, combine butter, 3 tablespoons flour and milk and bring to boil to make thick, white sauce. Squeeze water from gelatin and melt into sauce. Stir until smooth then stir in cheese until melted. Add ham, shallots and parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
  • Pour mixture into square tin to depth of about 1 inch. Smooth top and leave to cool. Cut into about 40 1-by-2-inch rectangular slices.
  • Heat oil in shallow skillet. Meanwhile, beat eggs lightly until frothy. Coat croquettes in flour, dip into egg then coat with breadcrumbs. Repeat for double-coating and fry until golden.
Keyword: christmas, holiday