Italian Croquettes

These easy to make Italian Croquettes takes a traditional Spanish tapa and adds Italian ingredients.

Serve Italian Croquettes as a snack or an appetizer … you won’t be able to stop eating them. We ate this entire batch between the two of us.

INGREDIENTS

– Butter – Olive Oil – Shallot – Salt and Pepper

Heat the butter and olive oil in a saucepan or skillet over medium heat. Once the butter melts, add the shallot and season with salt and pepper.

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Once the shallot is translucent, add the flour and stir, letting the flour cook for 1 minute.

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Next, whisk in the milk. Continue whisking until the flour is not longer clumpy. Continue to whisk, letting the mixture cook for 3 minutes, it will get very thick.

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Add 1/3 cup of cheese, chopped prosciutto, basil, and lemon zest and stir to combine. Let this mixture cool in the fridge until it is cool enough to handle.

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