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Croque Madame Croquetas With Smoky Mayo

SERVES: 10 croquetas PREP: 45 minutes TOTAL TIME: 3 hours, 45 minutes (including minimum resting and chilling)
Croque Madame Croquetas With Smoky Mayo

Croque Madame Croquetas With Smoky Mayo

SERVES: 10 croquetas PREP: 45 minutes TOTAL TIME: 3 hours, 45 minutes (including minimum resting and chilling)

Deep-fried bites that taste like Spanish croquetas and French Croque Madame sandwiches got together.

Anything deep-fried and filled with cheese is delicious, but when you add ham to the equation? Even better. These croquetas, John’s riff on the classic Spanish tapas, kind of remind me of a French Croque Madame sandwich because we used prosciutto and Gruyère cheese. (The classic uses serrano and manchego, also incredible.) I love the smoky paprika-based mayo for dipping, which has a hint of spice from the cayenne and tang from the sherry vinegar.


P.S. This is part of John’s Valentapas menu, a perfect tapas night for two. But it doesn’t have to be Valentine’s Day to enjoy these bites!

  • 1 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter

  • ¼ cup all purpose flour

  • cup whole milk

  • ¼ cup grated Gruyère cheese

  • 2 thin slices prosciutto, chopped

  • 1 egg

  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs

  • 2 cups vegetable oil, for frying

  • 1 Pinch grated nutmeg

  • + Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Smoky Mayo

Makes ½ cup

  • ½ cup mayonnaise

  • ½ teaspoon Spanish sweet smoked paprika 

  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • + A few drops (⅛ teaspoon) sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar

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