King Prawn Croquettes – Mum’s recipe

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.

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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!)

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King Prawn Croquettes – Mum’s recipe


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  • Author: Marta Nadales's mum
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Description

A crispy and creamy Spanish appetizer: King Prawn Croquettes (my mum’s recipe!)


Ingredients

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  • 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

  1. Chop the onion and the king prawns.
  2. Stir-fry in a big pan with 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
  3. Drain the olive oil.
  4. 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.
  5. When the bechamel is ready, add the prawns and onion. Mix well.
  6. Extend the batter on a platter and leave to cool for a few hours.
  7. Make round or oval-shaped balls. Coat with beaten egg and breadcrumbs.
  8. 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
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