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Festival Month Korokke

Soph

Prep: 20 minutes Deep Fry: 2-5 minutes a croquet

This Japanese dish is called Korokke is a potato croquette. This deep fried treat was so amazing with every bite. This is a great festival food!

Ingredients

  • 2 russet potatoes

  • 1 pork loin

  • 1/4 cup cheese

  • 2 tbls diced onion

  • 1-2 eggs

  • 1/2 cup flour

  • 1 cup Japanese panko crumbs (maybe more)

  • veggie oil

  • 1 1/2 tsp ginger

  • 1 tsp paprika

  • Red pepper flakes to taste

  • Sesame oil

  • Black pepper to taste

Prep

Potato

  1. Peel the potatoes and cut them off of smaller chunks

  2. Set a pot of water to boil and add salt

  3. Add the potato chunks and boil until it softens

  4. When the potatoes are soft and a fork easily slides through, drain the potatoes and add to a bowl

  5. Use a masher or a fork to turn them to creamy mashed potatoes

Pork

  1. While the potatoes are softening, in a small bowl add the sesame oil, ginger, paprika, red pepper flakes, and black pepper

  2. Slice the pork into smaller bites and add to the bowl and mix around to marinade. Set aside

  3. Dice the onion

  4. Heat a pan to medium heat and add veggie oil

  5. Add the pork and cook through

  6. When it’s nearly done, Add the onions to heat them

  7. Remove from heat and set aside

Assemble

  1. Add the pork, cheese, and onions in and mix around

  2. Split into various balls. I was able to get 6 from this mixture

  3. Set up a pot and fill with 2 inches of veggie oil. Heat to 350 F (177C)

    Grab three small bowls

  4. In one add the egg and mix, add the flour to another and the panko to the third

  5. Take a croquet and roll in the flour, then the egg, and lastly the panko

  6. Add the croquet to the oil and let cook a few minutes until a beautiful golden brown

  7. Remove from the oil and let rest to dry

  8. Repeat with the rest

Afterthoughts

I was in love with these and I had a problem not scarfing them down. I loved how the onion and pork were inconsistent throughout the croquet giving surprises in taste and explosions of flavour. You can walk around with this in your hand and just enjoy.