Japanese Potato Croquettes. Japanese Potato Croquettes, or "Korokke" as they are called in Japanese, is a delicious fried food made from panko-crumbed mashed potato with carrot, onion, and mince. In Japan, these are tasty street food but are also one of those Japanese home-style dishes that can easily be made from scratch. Crunchy outside, fluffy and a little bit sweet inside.

Korokke (コロッケ, potato and ground meat croquette) is somewhat different from any other croquette. Nothing is so satisfying than taking a big bite into a freshly. these crunchy croquettes are like an all-in-one-meal! French croquettes are made using a béchamel sauce while the traditional versions are made of potato and some ground meat and onions. You can cook Japanese Potato Croquettes using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Japanese Potato Croquettes

1. You need 8 pieces of Potato.
2. You need 150 grams of Minced pork (or Minced Beef).
3. It's 1/2 pieces of Onion.
4. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
5. It's 1/4 tsp of pepper.
6. You need 1 tbsp of Butter.
7. It's As needed of Bread crumbs.
8. It's As needed of Flour.
9. You need As needed of Egg (1 ~ 2 pieces).

The blend is then flavored by adding some typical Japanese seasonings like Mirin, soy sauce, and sake. Korokke (Japanese Croquette) is by far my favorite food that my mom makes. Every time I go back to my home in Japan, or when my mom visits us, I always request her to cook Korokke for me. My dad loves potato and he definitely passed on the gene to me.

Japanese Potato Croquettes step by step

1. Peel the potatoes and remove any eyes. Wrap them in plastic wrap and use Microwave for 6 ~ 8 minuets until a bamboo stick goes through easily..
2. While use the Microwave, finely chop the onion. Heat a frying pan and add the butter. Add the onion and Minced pork and stir-fry until the pork become brown and the onion become golden brown. Season with salt & pepper..
3. Mash the Potatoes to use madder. (If you do not have madder, you can use fork.) Combine the Mashhed potato, Minced pork & onion..
4. Shape into small oval patties. Coat with layer of flour, beaten egg and bread crumbs. (First Flour, Second beaten egg, Last Bread crumbs).
5. Fry the Croquetts in deep fried oil at 170℃ until golden brown..
6. When the croquettes have finished cook, take them out and put on paper towels. (Excess the oil).
7. Natire’s Nest Brastagi Potatoes Granola (Washed) SG$3.2/kg at FairPrice.
8. Chef Yellow Onion - Large SG$1.45/700g at FairPrice.
9. Panko bread crumbs SG$1.9/pck at FairPrice.

Korokke are potato cakes coated with panko and deep fried. Korokke is a food people of all ages love in Japan. Well, who wouldn't like deep fried mashed potatoes? Korokke are mashed potato cakes that are coated with panko and deep fried. Korokke is a food people of all ages love in Japan.