Chicken And Cured Ham Croquettes Recipe

5 tbsps olive oil

3/4 cup flour

1-1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup chicken broth

salt

pepper

dash nutmeg

1 cup very finely chopped boiled chicken breast

1/2 cup very finely minced cured ham

flour for dusting

2 eggs lightly beaten

bread crumbs

oil for frying

3 minutes, stirring constantly. gradually add milk, broth, salt (very little if ham is salty), pepper, and nutmeg & cook over a medium flame, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened and smooth. add chicken and ham and continue cooking and stirring

10 minutes more, until the sauce reaches the boiling point. check the seasoning, adding more salt if neessary, then cool. refrigerate until cold, at least

3 hours. (the croquettes may be made up to this point the day before.) flour a work surface and divide the mixture into balls of about 1 tbsp each, rolling with floured hands. dip in egg, corat iwth crumbs and fry in hot oil, at least

1" deep, turning several times until golden. drain. they may be kept warm in a

200 F oven for about 30 minutes, or reheated.