We had a few leftover ham cubes
and rather than throwing them back into the bag, I fried them up with white
cheddar and we had them with green grapes for supper. We were getting a bit too
old for a full supper and a while back we took to light eating with the evening
news or watching a lecture on ethics or philosophy. It’s starting to look a
bit futile, but I am still trying to figure out the world. Anyway our sit down
meal is between noon and 2PM. … But back to supper! The ham should be fully
cooked; these yummy ham n cheese bites fry up super fast. Good hot or cold,
they make the perfect hot appies for any get together.
HAM N CHEESE BITES
lean cooked ham piece
piece of white hard cheese, I
used aged white cheddar
1 cup flour
1 lightly beaten egg
1 cup fine breadcrumbs
oil for deep frying
- Cut the ham into small uniform cubes. Avoid fat and connecting tissues.
- Cut the cheese into slightly smaller cubes than the ham.
- Pair them up and pierce through with a toothpick.
- Place the flour and the bread crumbs separately in two shallow bowls.
- Place the beaten egg in a cup for easy dipping.
- One by one gently roll the ham n cheese bites into flour to fully coat.
- Dip into in the beaten egg to fully coat.
- Finally dip into the breadcrumbs to fully coat.
- Set them on a plate and heat up the oil on medium.
- Deep fry bites until golden brown. It will only take a minute or two.
- If you fry the bites in a small amount of oil, turn them until each side is golden brown. Do not leave them, these will brown very quickly.
- Drain on paper towels and serve immediately. These will be good cold too.
