Japanese Beef Croquettes

If you're a beef and potato person, these crunchy beef and potato croquettes are for you. Serve them with the Tonkatsu sauce in this book.

🍳 Cook: 60 min

Ingredients

3		peeled and diced russet potatoes
2 tbsp.	30 ml	butter
1 tbsp.	15 ml	canola oil
3		chopped onions
1 lb.	455 g	ground beef
1 tbsp.	15 ml	grated ginger
1 tsp.	5 ml	garlic powder
2 tbsp.	30 ml	soy sauce
2		beaten eggs
1 cup	240 ml	Panko breadcrumbs
1/3 cup	80 ml	vegetable oil

Cut the potatoes into quarters and cook in a pan of salted water until done, around 15-20 minutes.
Place the cooked potatoes in a bowl and mash them.
Add the butter and set aside.
Heat the oil in a skillet and caramelized the onions for 20 minutes.
While the onions are cooking, combine the ground beef, ginger, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl.
Add the beef mixture to the onions and drizzle with soy sauce.
Cook until the beef is done and there is no liquid.
Add the beef/onion mixture to the mashed potatoes and combine thoroughly.
Heat 1/3 cup vegetable oil in a clean skillet.
Create 10 patties.
Place the beaten eggs in one shallow bowl and the breadcrumbs in another.
Dredge each patty through the eggs and breadcrumb.
Fry for 5 minutes each side, until they are browned and crunchy.