I just love these Japanese words that have been borrowed from other languages, and the way they are pronounced feels very natural to me thanks to Finnish and Japanese having a lot of similar sounds. Korokke of course comes from the word croquette, and these deep fried patties are usually made with mashed potato. This version has a slight curry flavour to it and I added a good amount of beef to make it a fuller meal.
250g lean beef mince
500g potatoes
small onion, finely chopped
1 egg (to mix with the potato)
1tsp curry powder
salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
flour for dusting
1 egg, beaten
Japanese panko (breadcrumbs)
canola oil for frying
Boil the potatoes until tender, leave to cool. Saute the onion until soft, add the meat and cook until brown. Season well and leave the mixture to cool. Peel and mash the potatoes and stir in the meat mixture. Add in the egg and stir well.

I love korokke! Josh loves them even more! Looks like your getting lots of use outta your sexy new lens. good one maria!
ReplyDeleteThese look lovely. When I am coming round to try one?!?
ReplyDeleteI could gobble a big plate of these right now! I haven't come across tonkatsu sauce before - must look it up.
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is, I had family friend who I called Auntie and she was from Belgium - she made these gorgeous meat croquettes which I can swear are similar to yours and I have been looking for them in Belgian cookbooks for ages! Only to find this gorgeous version on your blog.
ReplyDeleteI love these moreish morsels and you're right they can be so addictive. Especially with Japanese mayo. That stuff should be illegal! I'll squirrel this recipe away for when I've got those spare ingredients too.
ReplyDeleteLOVE Croquettes! Oh you are so ready for Japan arn't you? =D
ReplyDeleteMmmm, love these! Especially when they've got a good ratio of filling. Hate it when they're hard to hold and eat when they've got too much mash.
ReplyDeleteawesome pics maria!
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE your photography.
ReplyDeleteAnything bite sized is dangerous.
Enjoy these babies, they look delicious
Ooh great job with your croquettes! Maria, you must be so excited about your trip! :D Will you blog it? BTW love the new pic!
ReplyDeleteI love croquette epsecially the japanese style with panko crumbs. Looks good!
ReplyDeleteA new spin on meat and potatoes...This is dinner tonight! My American meat and potatoes husband will be happy. Great pics!
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