Homemade croquettes

Ingredients:

• 50 g butter
• 50 g flour
• 750 ml milk
• 2 eggs
• 100 g chopped jamón
• sunflower oil
• breadcrumbs
• salt

Preparation:

1. Make the bechamel.
2. When the mixture becomes silky smooth, stir in the jamón and one teaspoon of salt, and mix.
3. Pour the bechamel in a glass plate and let cold for 2h.
4. Lightly flour the palms of your hands and for each croquette shape 1½ tablespoons of the chilled mixture into a ball.
5. Dip them in  beaten egg and breadcrumbs.
6. Lower them into the hot oil and cook until crisp and lightly golden-brown. 
7. Set them aside on plenty of kitchen paper to drain the excess oil. 
8. Serve while they are still hot.

And enjoy!