Chicken Croquettes  (Croquetas de Pollo)

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Ingredients:

   * 1 chicken breast
   * 6 slices of ham
   * 2 eggs
   * 3 tablespoons of flour
   * 1 cup of milk
   * 1 tablespoon of chopped onion
   * 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
   * 1 tablespoon of mustard
   * bread crumbs
   * margarine
   * salt and pepper

Procedure:

1. Wash the chicken breast well and boil it with salt.

2. Finely chop up the chicken and ham.

3. Fry the onion in the margarine. Add the flour, stirring constantly and
when it begins to brown, add milk. Continue stirring for 10 minutes.

4. Add the chopped ham, chicken, mustard and parsley. Add salt and pepper
and mix well. Let cool a little to form a thick paste.

5. Whip the eggs.

6. Form the croquettes by hand. Dip them in the whipped eggs and bread them.
Fry them evenly in the oil and dry off the excess grease with a paper towel
or a napkin.