Christmas Ham and Potato Croquettes

Directions

Garlic Sauce

1. Peel your garlic cloves and mince into a paste within a mortar and pestle. Add a dash of salt during this process

2. Add remaining ingredients and combine well

3. Store in the refrigerator whilst you prepare the remainder of the recipe

Breading Station

1. Have your bread crumbs and seasoning in one dish and beaten eggs, with milk in another

   

2. Put to the side until you have your potato mixture ready

Potato and Ham Mixture

1. Roughly dice up your peeled potatoes and add them to a pot and cover with water. Add a few twists of rock salt and cook at medium heat until you can push a fork through them without much resistance

   

2. Now mash your spuds until smooth and season with salt and pepper

3. Mix all of your filling/mixture in an oversized bowl until well combined

   

4. Form approx 1 super heaped tbsp of mixture in your hand so they make log shapes

5. Place all of your logs onto a baking tray and get ready for the breading

6. First dip the logs into egg and drain excess

7. Then bang them into the bread crumbs and place on another tray ready for shallow frying

Cooking

1. Get your heavy based saucepan to medium heat with 1-2cm deep of vegetable oil or beef tallow

2. Carefully place each croquette into the pan and cook until golden brown on each side (approx 3-5 mins per batch)

3. Once cooked, place them onto a wire tray to drain excess oil

4. Lastly, sprinkle chopped parsley and flakey salt over the top.