japanese croquettes

Name: Japanese Croquettes
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 5 medium potatoes (about 1 3/4 pounds); 1 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter; 1 small onion, chopped; 1/4 pound(s) ground beef; 1/4 pound(s) ground pork; - salt and pepper, to taste; 1/4 teaspoon(s) curry powder; 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 large egg, beaten; 2 cup(s) panko (or plain bread crumbs); - oil, for frying; 3 tablespoon(s) tonkatsu sauce (or spicy ketchup or bbq sauce)

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Vickie Parks

Renton, WA

Updated on Jun 3, 2015

Potato croquettes, called Korokke in Japan, are popular throughout Japan. There are many different versions of croquettes that can include shrimp, crab or other ingredients. But this recipe is for a basic potato croquette that's a good place to start when making croquettes. Then you can start adding other ingredients as you get comfortable with the recipe and want to try different variations.

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prep time 40 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Deep Fry

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

5 medium potatoes (about 1 3/4 pounds)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 pound ground beef
1/4 pound ground pork
- salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg, beaten
2 cups panko (or plain bread crumbs)
- oil, for frying
3 tablespoons tonkatsu sauce (or spicy ketchup or bbq sauce)

How To Make japanese croquettes

Step 1

Boil potatoes 20 to 30 minutes or until soft inside. Remove skin, and mash the potatoes.

Step 2

Heat butter in a skillet, then sauté onion in the melted butter for 3 minutes. Add beef and pork, and cook about 3 minutes or until no pink remains in the meats.
Step 3

In a bowl, mix mashed potato, cooked meats, salt, pepper and curry powder. Shape into croquettes or oval balls, about the size and shape of a small potato.
Step 4

Sprinkle flour on both sides of each croquette, then roll in the beaten egg, then cover with panko crumbs.
Step 5

Heat oil to to 375°F (190°C), and fry the croquettes until golden brown, about 2 minutes each side. Transfer fried croquettes to a platter.
Step 6

Spoon a little tonkatsu sauce (or spicy ketchup or BBQ sauce) on each croquette, and serve.
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