A crispy and creamy Spanish appetizer: King Prawn Croquettes (my mum’s recipe!)
By Marta Nadales
Croquettes are one of the best Spanish appetizers (or starters) you can find. They are simply delicious: crispy outside but creamy and consistent inside. What? Creamy and consistent at the same time? Yes, that is the key of a good croquette. 
The most common are ham croquettes, but you can prepare them with anything you like: spinach, chicken, mushrooms, cod, prawns… Last week I tried some squid croquettes for the first time and I loved them!
But the best of all, in my opinion, are my mum’s king prawn croquettes. They are smooth, creamy, crispy… so tasty! Everytime I come back home she prepares them and… yummy! I want to stay here forever…!
If you know what a bechamel sauce is and you wish to try a delicious appetizer, here you have my mum’s secret recipe (sorry, mum, not so secret anymore!)
PrintKing Prawn Croquettes – Mum’s recipe
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
A crispy and creamy Spanish appetizer: King Prawn Croquettes (my mum’s recipe!)
Ingredients
- 1 small onion
- 300g king prawns
- 3 cups olive oil
- 1 egg
- breadcrumbs
For the bechamel sauce:
- 4 tbsp flour
- 3 cups semiskimmed milk
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
- Chop the onion and the king prawns.
- Stir-fry in a big pan with 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Drain the olive oil.
- Prepare a bechamel sauce with the oil (in which you stir-fried the king prawns and onion) flour, milk and salt. It must be a creamy and smooth bechamel sauce.
- When the bechamel is ready, add the prawns and onion. Mix well.
- Extend the batter on a platter and leave to cool for a few hours.
- Make round or oval-shaped balls. Coat with beaten egg and breadcrumbs.
- Fry in abundance of olive oil until golden.
Notes
The king prawn + onion bechamel sauce must be cold before you make the balls. If it’s warm, the balls will open when you fry them.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
