The Recycled Cook

Parma ham and cheese croquettes Well another batch of leftover coquettes today as I had some Potato and  Celeriac mash left over from yesterday's dinner. I also found in the fridge some parma ham which needed using up and some bits of leftover cheese, I keep a box just for these leftover bits  specifically for cooking.  Once again you can use the previously frozen breadcrumbs Remove the fat and chop the Parma ham quite finely,   this could of course be any kind of leftover cured or cooked ham.  Will have to try this with  Carmarthen ham  which is apparently the original Parma ham; the Romans pinched the idea from us Celts. Add the chopped ham to the leftover  was in a large bowl then great in the leftover cheese, I used a mix of three cheeses but one will do fine. Season well with salt and black pepper.  You could add a pinch of chilli powder  if you wanted to spice them up a little Use your imag...

The Recycled Cook By Adrian Sleeman Spanish Croquettes Anyone who has been to Spain will I am sure be familiar with these lovely potato and cheese savouries called Croquetas. Strictly speaking I suppose these are Welsh Croquettes but I am sure nobody will mind. In keeping with the theme of this blog this is another way of using up leftovers, in this case I have used leftover mashed potato, cheese and ham. To make these as vegetarian dish simply leave out the ham and possibly add some cooked onion or red pepper instead. Mix the cheese ham and mashed potato in a large bowl then add some smoked Paprika or Pimienton.  This comes in a Sweet "Dulce" variety or a spicy "Picante" version which is  my preference. You shouldn't need to add egg to bind these as the natural starch in the potato combined with the cheese should be sufficient. Roll them in the palms of your hand into a ball and then form them into the traditional cigar shapes. You c...