Potato Croquettes (Korokke)
These Japanese inspired potato cakes are a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes and create a crispy and delicious meal or snack!
Ingredients
- Oil for deep frying
Filling:
- 2 cups mashed potatoes
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, minced
- 0.3 lbs ground beef, about 1 cup
- 1 medium carrot, diced small
- 1 tablespoon flour
Coating:
- 1 egg
- 4 tablespoons plain flour
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, preferably kewpie mayo
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
Quick Tonkatsu Sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon soy sauce
Instructions
- I like to use leftover mashed potatoes for this recipe but if you don't have any feel free to make some fresh. It's important that the mashed potatoes are thick and smooth.
- Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a frying pan over high heat and add the ground beef to cook. When the color of most of the ground beef changes, add the carrot to cook for about more 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Add cooked ground beef, carrot, flour and chives to the mashed potato and combine them all well. Form into a large disc and use a bench scraper or knife to divide into 8 equal sized flat ovals. Freeze for about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Combine the egg, water, mayonnaise, salt and flour in a small bowl to make the batter. Coat each of the ovals with the batter, then place the potato oval into the panko crumbs and coat evenly*
- Heat frying oil in a deep pan until it reaches around 350°F (180°C). Fry each of the potato ovals until crispy and golden brown, approximately 5 - 6 minutes each side.**
- Serve croquettes with the quick Tonkatsu drizzled on top. You can serve as an appetizer or with any side dish of your choice.***
Tonkatsu Sauce:
- In a medium sized bowl, mix all ingredients until smooth. You can store this in a squeeze bottle and drizzle it on top of the Croquettes before serving.
Notes
* After coating with panko you can then freeze the croquettes for up to a month in the freezer and cook them as you please.
** If you are frying from the freezer you may have to cook them in the oven to warm them through. Just preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. and cook them for about 5 to 10 minutes on a sheet pan.
***These croquettes are really hearty and filling so I like to use them as an entrée with a light salad.