Croquette (Korokke)

This is a Japanese style croquette—we call it “korokke”. It is deep fried crushed potato. We also have a cream sauce croquette with shrimp or crab. My favorite way to eat it is to buy it directly from deli and eat is on the street! It is super yummy!! I made it for four servings this time, please make half all the ingredients if you want to make it for 2. I always make extra and keep it freezer.

Yield: 4 servings
Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 5 medium potatoes (1.7lb)
• 1/2 lb ground mixed beef and pork, or ground beef
  
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 2 cups Panko
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 beaten egg

Spices

• 6 tsp tonkatsu sauce
• 2 tsp butter
  
• dash of salt and pepper
  

Preparation

1. Boil potatoes until they are soft inside (20-30 minutes—check softness by inserting a chopstick through the potato), then remove the skin and mash
   
2. Heat butter in frying pan then grill onion for 3 minutes, add ground meat, and cook for 2.5 minutes over medium heat, then sprinkle with salt and pepper
   
3. Mix potato and meat, salt and pepper
4. Make a potato balls with your hand
5. Sprinkle flour on both sides of each ball then dredge in egg. Cover with Panko
6. Heat oil to 375°F (190°C) and fry balls until golden brown (about 2 minutes on each side)
   Remove the ball from the pan
7. Put tonkatsu sauce on the fried balls

Modifications

1. If you don't have tonkatsu sauce you can use oyster sauce, ketchup or BBQ sauce