by Raymond Blanc

This is a delicious canapé to wow your guests at your next dinner party. The hint of cumin adds a little spice and warmth to the mixture and the SAINT AGUR® blue cheese brings richness and slight acidity for a lovely balance.

Recipe © Raymond Blanc / Photograph © Chris Terry

Prep Time 30 Minutes
Cook Time 8 Minutes
Serves 30 croquettes
Method
  1. For the croquettes

    Blend the peas and water together in a blender until smooth.

    Add the gram flour, olive oil, cumin, salt and lemon juice and blend until smooth. Once cooled, remove the mixture from the fridge.

    Remove the cling film, cut and divide the mixture into 20g pieces.

    Shape into small patties and leave to chill in the fridge while you prepare for the next step.

    Place the mixture in a heavy-based saucepan, on a medium heat, and cook for 2-3 minutes until it begins to thicken.

    Now mix in the chopped peas, chopped broad beans, mint and crumbled Saint Agur blue cheese.

    Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

    Place the mixture onto a piece of cling film and roll into a long sausage shape, approximately 3cm in diameter.

    Wrap the cling film around the mixture 3 times so that it holds its shape. Tie a knot in the cling film at each end to ensure it is wrapped tightly.

    Leave to cool in the fridge for 1 hour until fully set.

  2. For the breadcrumb coating

    Place the flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs into separate bowls.

    First, roll each croquette in the flour and dust off any excess.

    Then, dip each croquette in the beaten egg (no more than 5 at a time), followed by rolling each in the breadcrumbs.

    With clean hands, re-shape the croquettes if required and place them onto a clean tray lined with grease proof paper.

    Place the tray in the fridge until required (*1).

  3. For the SAINT AGUR® puree

    In a medium bowl, mix all the purée ingredients together.

    Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

    Reserve in the fridge until required.

  4. To cook the croquettes

    Pre-heat your fryer to 180°C.

    Cook the croquettes in batches of 10 (adjust batch size depending on the size of your fryer) for 1 minute until golden brown on the outside and hot in the middle.

  5. To serve

    Serve the croquettes immediately, topped with the SAINT AGUR® purée.

 

Raymond’s note (*):

(*1) Alternatively, if you wish to cook the croquettes at a later date, you can place them in a freezer bag and store them in the freezer for up to 1 month. They can then be cooked in the fryer from frozen: You will need to cook them for 2-3 minutes until hot in the middle.

INGREDIENTS

Special equipment

Food processor

blender

deep fat fryer

 

For the croquettes

220g frozen peas, defrosted

80ml water

55g gram flour (chickpea flour)

10ml olive oil

2g cumin

4g sea salt

1tbsp lemon juice

100g frozen peas, defrosted, roughly chopped in a food processor

100g broad beans, roughly chopped in a food processor

3g fresh mint, chopped

100g Saint Agur blue cheese, crumbled

 

For the breadcrumb coating

50g plain flour

2 eggs, medium, organic/free-range, beaten

50g panko breadcrumbs

 

For the SAINT AGUR® puree

100g SAINT AGUR® blue cheese crème

25g crème fraîche

1tsp lemon juice

1 pinch cayenne pepper

 

PRODUCT

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Recipe Method

  1. For the croquettes

    Blend the peas and water together in a blender until smooth.

    Add the gram flour, olive oil, cumin, salt and lemon juice and blend until smooth. Once cooled, remove the mixture from the fridge.

    Remove the cling film, cut and divide the mixture into 20g pieces.

    Shape into small patties and leave to chill in the fridge while you prepare for the next step.

    Place the mixture in a heavy-based saucepan, on a medium heat, and cook for 2-3 minutes until it begins to thicken.

    Now mix in the chopped peas, chopped broad beans, mint and crumbled Saint Agur blue cheese.

    Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

    Place the mixture onto a piece of cling film and roll into a long sausage shape, approximately 3cm in diameter.

    Wrap the cling film around the mixture 3 times so that it holds its shape. Tie a knot in the cling film at each end to ensure it is wrapped tightly.

    Leave to cool in the fridge for 1 hour until fully set.

  2. For the breadcrumb coating

    Place the flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs into separate bowls.

    First, roll each croquette in the flour and dust off any excess.

    Then, dip each croquette in the beaten egg (no more than 5 at a time), followed by rolling each in the breadcrumbs.

    With clean hands, re-shape the croquettes if required and place them onto a clean tray lined with grease proof paper.

    Place the tray in the fridge until required (*1).

  3. For the SAINT AGUR® puree

    In a medium bowl, mix all the purée ingredients together.

    Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

    Reserve in the fridge until required.

  4. To cook the croquettes

    Pre-heat your fryer to 180°C.

    Cook the croquettes in batches of 10 (adjust batch size depending on the size of your fryer) for 1 minute until golden brown on the outside and hot in the middle.

  5. To serve

    Serve the croquettes immediately, topped with the SAINT AGUR® purée.