Recipes From Japan #223
Beef Croquettes
Ingredients:
three medium russet potatoes, peeled, and chopped
one tablespoon butter
one tablespoon vegetable oil
three onions, chopped
three fourth pound ground beef
four teaspoons light soy sauceall-purpose flour for coating
two eggs, beatenpanko bread crumbs
half cup oil for frying
Instructions:
Add potatoes to a large pot of salted water, and bring to a boil; cook until tender, about fiftee minutes. Drain, pour potatoes into a large bowl. Stir in butter, and mash with a fork or potato masher. Set aside.
Heat onetablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions, and cook until soft. Stir in beef and soy sauce. Cook, stirring continuously, until beef is browned and all the liquid is evaporated.
Combine beef and onions with potatoes, and stir well.
fier.
Shape potato and beef mixture into 10 similar-size balls, and flatten into patties. Dredge patties in flour. Then dip in egg, and coat with panko bread crumbs. Carefully place patties into oil, and fry until golden brown on each side.
