Manchego and Serrano Puffballs

Name: Manchego and Serrano Puffballs
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: salt and cayenne pepper; oil for deep frying; 50 g plain flour; 2 eggs; 25 g finely chopped ham, Serrano or Parma; 25 g finely grated Manchego or Pecorino; 1 level tsp finely chopped shallots; 25 g butter; 4 tbsp water

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Bull

By Stephen Bull

Published 2001

About

This is another version of cheese profiteroles. I like the idea of all-Spanish or all-Italian, and I especially like the taste of sheep’s milk cheese.

Ingredients

25 g butter
4 tbsp water
50 g

Europe
United Kingdom
Starter
London

Method

Bring the butter and water to the boil, remove from the heat and shove in the flour all at once, stirring hard with a wooden spoon until the mixture thickens and starts to leave the sides of the pan cleanly. Cool slightly and beat the eggs in one at a time until completely absorbed and the mixture takes on a dull shine. Add the other ingredients, allowing the salt to dissolve and checking the s