Recipe for ham croquettes in a airfryer

Today in BiteMyRecipe We have prepared a recipe for homemade ham croquettes in a airfryer and with all the traditional flavor of a lifetime!

Grandma's ham croquettes, yes, those of a lifetime are very difficult to imitate and many cooks like Karlos Arguiñano or Gorka Barredo They wanted to imitate them.

I like that the recipe for serrano ham croquettes is creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside, in addition to that are not oily.

To achieve this I have used my airfryer, leaving the croquettes for a few minutes and getting a perfect golden brown but without them being "fried".

I no longer plan to use the croquettes from the cook because This recipe for ham croquettes is easy to make, and has all the original and traditional flavor of a croquette.

In addition, its ingredients are the ones you find at home and you can add more like a ham croquette and that or a ham and chicken croquette.

What I do recommend is that you try to cook the ham croquettes in the air fryer because it is a new world.

I recommend other recipes with ham in a airfryer, such as the recipe for a complete sandwich in air fryer, the recipe for pizza with a cauliflower base in air fryer or the recipe for stuffed breast empanada in aifryer

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Ingredients for the recipe for ham croquettes in a airfryer

• Milk - 60 ml
• Cornstarch -3.5 oz
• Serrano ham cubes - 4.4 oz
• 1 Onion
• 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• Salt
• 2 Eggs
• Bread crumbs
• Olive oil

Preparation in the airfryer

Preparation time: 10 minutes

rest time: Between 6-12 hours

Cooking time: 11 minutes

1. Wash, peel and cut the onion into very small pieces
2. We put the onion in a skillet over medium heat with a splash of olive oil and a pinch of salt
3. When the onion is poached, add the nutmeg, black pepper and cornstarch and stir, letting it roast for 2 minutes.
4. Add the milk little by little while we continue stirring with silicone rods until there are no lumps.
5. We put the taquitos of serrano ham and stir well so that it is distributed
6. Let it simmer for a few minutes until it thickens.
7. Transfer the dough to a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it cool and rest for a few hours.
8. Preheat the airfryer for 5 minutes at 200 ºC
9. We take small amounts and with our hands we shape it into a croquette
10. In a bowl we beat the eggs and in a flat plate or tupper put the breadcrumbs
11. We pass each croquette through breadcrumbs, egg and breadcrumbs again (in that order)
12. We put them in the basket of the air fryer and with a brush we paint them with olive oil
13. We cook in the airfryer for 8 minutes at 200 ºC
14. We open, turn all the croquettes and we cook them in the aifryer for another 3 minutes at 200 ºC
15. We take out, let them cool a bit and serve with a sauce if we want
16. And we already have our recipe for ham croquettes in a airfryer

Tips for a good recipe for ham corquettes in a airfryer

• Let the onion be very poached or you can even caramelize it
• It is important to add the milk little by little to help it thicken faster, in my case I have used manual silicone rods but you can use a spatula
• Serrano ham can be in tacos, a ham cooked in a broth or chopped slices of ham
• It is important to cook in the pan over low heat so that it does not burn or stick
• I use the trick of the two spoons to shape the croquette but you can use your hands (I advise you to put a little olive oil to manipulate them better)
• You can use the accessory to shape the croquettes
• So that the ham croquettes are crispy I bread them in that order but it can be done in the traditional way with flour, egg and breadcrumbs in that order.
• Watch the croquettes the last few minutes to know the level of browning you like

Substitution of ingredients

• Semi-skimmed milk ➡️ Whole milk, skimmed milk or vegetable drinks
• Cornstarch ➡️ Wheat flour or wholemeal flour
• Ham Taquitos ➡️ You can not add ham or change it for roasted chicken, bits of blue cheese or whatever you like
• Spices ➡️ I accompany it with nutmeg and black pepper to taste but you can put the ones that best suit you
• Breadcrumbs ➡️ Panko or crushed corn flakes