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Lentils Croquetas
🇪🇸 Spanish

Lentils Croquetas

🇪🇸 Spanish

Creamy béchamel croquettes with lentils — crisp shell, molten heart. 36 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 18 min Cook 18 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Butter60 g
  • Vegetable Oilfor deep-frying
  • Eggs2, beaten
  • Milk500 ml
  • All-Purpose Flour100 g
  • Lentils250 g
  • Breadcrumbs150 g
  • Smoked Paprika1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Pat the lentils dry and season with the smoked paprika and a little salt.

  2. 2

    Set up a breading line: flour, then beaten egg, then breadcrumbs — press the crumbs on firmly.

  3. 3

    Heat 4-5 cm of oil to 180°C; a breadcrumb dropped in should sizzle straight away.

  4. 4

    Fry the lentils in small batches until deep golden, 3-4 minutes per batch.

  5. 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: Lentils “Croquetas” that taste like HAM ( Vegan CROQUETTES) · on YouTube