croquettes
Picture by touring fishman.

I have this wonderful cookbook that I pilfered off my mum called Quick, Thrifty Cooking. It’s a treasure trove of cheap meals many specifically written for using up leftovers. And after Christmas there are always leftovers.

These probably aren’t your traditional croquettes, but I don’t do much deep frying, so I like this recipe because the croquettes are just pan fried.

While this recipe doesn’t roll the croquettes in breadcrumbs, I like to finish them off by doing so.

Of course, you could substitute the ham for leftover turkey, chicken or pork.

Ingredients

1 small onion, finely diced

1/2 tsp each of dried thyme and oregano (or herbs of choice)

2 cups of finely diced ham

2 Tbsp flour

1 Tbsp mustard

2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

2 Tbsp milk

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. Fry the onion over medium heat in a little butter until soft.
  2. Add herbs and toss for a few seconds, then add the ham, flour, parsley mustard milk and season to taste.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in the egg and cheese.
  4. Let cool, then shape the mixture into 4 oval patties, or more smaller ones.
  5. Fry croquettes in some butter until brown all over.
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