Croquettes with Mozzarella and Ham

Name: Croquettes with Mozzarella and Ham
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 600.0g Knorr Potato Flakes 2 kg; 225.0g Ham, boiled; 225.0g Mozzarella Cheese; 0.5bunch Parsley; 300.0g Flour; 4.0egg Egg White; 300.0g Bread Crumbs; 10.0piece Pancetta, thin slices; 250.0g BEST FOODS Real Mayonnaise 1 kg; 60.0g Truffle Paste; 0.5item Lemon; 0.0g Fresh Herbs (like basil, parsley or chervil)

Croquettes with Mozzarella and Ham – - Recipe

This is casual Italian dining at its very best. The delicious bite-sized croquettes make this dish perfect for sharing.

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Potato Croquettes

Knorr Potato Flakes 2 kg 600.0 g
Ham, boiled 225.0 g
Mozzarella Cheese 225.0 g
Parsley 0.5 bunch

Coating

Flour 300.0 g
Egg White 4.0 egg
Bread Crumbs 300.0 g

Crispy Pancetta

Pancetta, thin slices 10.0 piece

Truffle Mayonnaise

BEST FOODS Real Mayonnaise 1 kg 250.0 g
Truffle Paste 60.0 g
Lemon 0.5 item

Plating

Fresh Herbs (like basil, parsley or chervil)

Best Foods Real Mayonnaise

Western

Frying

Knorr Potato Flakes

This is casual Italian dining at its very best. The delicious bite-sized croquettes make this dish perfect for sharing.

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Method

Potato Croquettes
- Cut the ham and mozzarella in small cubes.
- Chop the parsley.
- Mix them with prepared Knorr Potato Flakes (room temperature).
- Season the mixture with some black pepper (no salt, salt will come from the ham).
- Put the mixture in a piping bag and squeeze shapes of long cylinders on an oven tray, that’s covered with baking paper.
- Half freeze the cylinders and cut into pieces of 5 cm.
* Knorr Potato Flakes (use 10% less liquid for a more firm mash)
Coating
- Coat the croquettes in 3 steps:
  a. Flour
  b. Egg wash
  c. Bread crumbs
- After coating, let the coating set for half an hour in the fridge.
- Bring vegetable oil to 180 degrees Celsius and deep-fry the croquettes for about 4 minutes until they are golden.
- Make sure they are hot inside so the mozzarella runs out when you break the croquettes.
Crispy Pancetta
- Place the thinly sliced pancetta on baking paper and put also baking paper on top.
- Place between 2 oven racks so the pancetta will be pressured.
- Bake the pancetta in the oven on 170 degrees Celcius for 8 minutes.
- Remove the top baking paper and let the pancetta cool down.
Truffle Mayonnaise
- Mix Best Foods Real Mayonnaise with the truffle paste.
- Squeeze some drops of lemon.
Plating
- Serve 3 croquettes per portion.
- Place the pancetta on top.
- Finish with some truffle mayonnaise.
- Garnish with fresh herbs
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