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Cuban Ham Croquettes with Simple Salad

Name: Cuban Ham Croquettes with Simple Salad
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: cuban
Ingredients: 92 g finely minced cooked ham; 123 g whole milk; 27 g all-purpose flour; 38 g egg, beaten; 34 g breadcrumbs; 14 g neutral oil for frying (canola or sunflower); 0.77 g onion powder; 0.38 g black pepper; 0.38 g kosher salt; 46 g romaine lettuce, shredded; 92 g tomato, sliced; 8 g red wine vinegar

This dish pairs finely minced cooked ham with whole milk, all-purpose flour and egg, beaten. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

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Estimated macros per portion

36 g Protein

58 g Carbohydrates

29 g Fat

4 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

92g finely minced cooked ham 133 kcal
123g whole milk 75 kcal
27g all-purpose flour 98 kcal
38g egg, beaten 54 kcal
34g breadcrumbs 134 kcal
14g neutral oil for frying (canola or sunflower) 124 kcal
0.38 tsp (1g) onion powder 0 kcal
0.19 tsp (0g) black pepper 1 kcal
0.19 tsp (0g) kosher salt 0 kcal
46g romaine lettuce, shredded 7 kcal
92g tomato, sliced 17 kcal
8g red wine vinegar 7 kcal

Cooking instructions

finely minced cooked hamwhole milkall-purpose flouronion powderblack pepperkosher salt
Make a thick batter: in a bowl whisk milk and flour until smooth, then stir in minced ham, onion powder, black pepper, and a pinch of salt.
Heat a small pan over medium heat and cook the mixture, stirring constantly, 3-5 minutes until it becomes a very thick paste that pulls from the pan. Cool 10 minutes.
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Shape into 6 small logs. Coat each in beaten egg, then roll in breadcrumbs to fully cover.
neutral oil for frying (canola or sunflower)
Heat oil in a skillet to medium (about 350F). Fry croquettes 2-3 minutes per side until deep golden; drain on paper towels.
neutral oil for frying (canola or sunflower)black pepperkosher saltromaine lettucetomatored wine vinegar
Toss lettuce and tomato with vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Serve croquettes hot with the salad.