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Melting cheese croquettes in filo pastry

Name: Melting cheese croquettes in filo pastry
Prep time: 305 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 330 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 60 g Mature cheese; 60 g Filo Pastry (3 large sheets, cut to wrap 16 portions); 14 g Leaf gelatine (7 sheets of 2 g, check weight and setting strength); 100 g Spring Onion; 55 g Plain flour (15 g filling and 40 g coating); 500 ml Chicken stock; 60 ml Cream (18% fat); 100 g Egg (2 eggs, beaten); 80 g Breadcrumbs; 70 ml Extra virgin olive oil (Estimated amount consumed: 45 ml cooking and 25 ml estimated absorption; frying bath extra); 3 g Parsley; 1 g Salt

Total time5 h 30 min Preparation 35 min · Cooking 25 min · Chilling 4 h 30 min

Preparation excluding the indicated waiting: 35 min · Cooking: 25 min · Chilling: 4 h 30 min.

Approximate total. Some tasks can overlap; check the steps before planning. Waiting does not require continuous work.

Servings4

Allergens

Cereals containing gluten: Ingredient to check: Filo Pastry, Plain flour, Breadcrumbs. Usual composition; check the label or the dough/sauce recipe: Filo Pastry, Breadcrumbs. Egg: Ingredient to check: Egg. Milk: Ingredient to check: Mature cheese, Cream. Indicative information from the listed ingredients, not a complete allergy assessment. Check all product labels, optional ingredients and cross-contact. Composition to check: Filo Pastry, Plain flour, Chicken stock.

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Melting cheese croquettes in filo pastry. Seal the pastry fully to contain the melting filling. The centre is very hot. Check gelatine sheet weights, which vary.

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35 minpreparation excluding indicated waiting

25 mincooking

4 h 30 minChilling

4servings

1.871 kcalwhole recipe

468 kcalper serving

Approximate calculation based on the stated quantities and average values per 100 g of each ingredient. How we calculate nutrition information

Total time: 5 h 30 min Preparation 35 min · Cooking 25 min · Chilling 4 h 30 min

Preparation excluding indicated waiting: 35 min · Cooking: 25 min · Chilling: 4 h 30 min. Approximate total; some tasks can overlap. Waiting does not require continuous work.

Recipe characteristics

Omnivorous Appetiser More than 2 hours Spanish

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Diet

Omnivorous

Dish type

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Meal

Appetiser

Preparation

Frying

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Cuisine

Spanish

Season

All year round

Occasion

Everyday menu

Total time

More than 2 hours

Allergen information is indicative. Always check each product label and possible cross-contamination.

Recipe characteristics

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Meal

Appetiser

Total time

More than 2 hours

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Soak the leaf gelatine in cold water as directed and drain. Dice the spring onion and cook in 45 ml oil for 10 minutes.
Stir in 15 g flour for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in stock; add grated cheese and stir until melted.
Remove from the heat. Dissolve the drained leaf gelatine in the hot mixture. Stir in cream and salt; pour into a small dish.
Cool for 30 minutes and refrigerate for at least 4 hours until firm. Cut into 16 portions and fully wrap each in filo pastry.
Coat in the remaining 40 g flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs. Fry in batches in oil at 175°C until golden and hot. Drain on kitchen paper.
Serve four croquettes per person with chopped parsley.

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