🇪🇸 Spanish

Salt Cod Croquetas

Name: Salt Cod Croquetas
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 60 g Butter; for deep-frying Vegetable Oil; 2, beaten Eggs; 500 ml Milk; 100 g All-Purpose Flour; 150 g Breadcrumbs; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; 500 g, soaked Salt Cod

🇪🇸 Spanish

Creamy béchamel croquettes with salt cod — crisp shell, molten heart. 20 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 18 min Cook 2 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Butter60 g
Vegetable Oilfor deep-frying
Eggs2, beaten
Milk500 ml
All-Purpose Flour100 g
Breadcrumbs150 g
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Salt Cod500 g, soaked

Optional extras

Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Pat the salt cod dry and season with the smoked paprika and a little salt.
2
Set up a breading line: flour, then beaten egg, then breadcrumbs — press the crumbs on firmly.
3
Heat 4-5 cm of oil to 180°C; a breadcrumb dropped in should sizzle straight away.
4
Fry the salt cod in small batches until deep golden, 3-4 minutes per batch.
5
Drain on a rack, never on paper, and serve hot with rosemary scattered over.

Chef's tip

Keep the oil at a steady 180°C — too cool and the coating goes greasy.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Spanish Cod Croquettes | One of Spain's BEST Tapas Recipes · on YouTube