Japanese · Lunch
Japanese Croquette Sandwich
Panko-crusted mashed potato croquette, called korokke, tucked into a soft milk bun with cabbage and tangy-sweet tonkatsu sauce. The filling holds mashed potato, sautéed onion, and ground pork, fried until golden and crackling. Finished with mayonnaise for richness.
$4
25 minsPrep
12 minsCook
37 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
712Calories
17.9gProtein
40.1gFat
69.3gCarbs
10.3gSugar
5.8gFiber
1156mgSodium
180mgChol
10.2gSat Fat
958mgPotassium
95mgCalcium
3.2mgIron
0.7mcgVitamin B12
31mgVitamin C
high-fiber
rich-umami
hidden-gems
vegetarian
Instructions
1
Prep
Peel and dice the potato into 1-inch chunks; place in a pot, cover with cold water and a pinch of salt.
2
Boil
Bring to a boil over high heat and cook 12–15 minutes until a knife slides through with no resistance.
3
Sauté
Cook diced onion and ground pork in butter over medium heat, 4–5 minutes until onion turns translucent and pork browns.
4
Fold
Mash drained potato until smooth, fold in pork mixture, milk, salt, and pepper; cool 15 minutes uncovered until firm.
5
Build
Shape into one oval patty, coat in flour, beaten egg, then panko breadcrumbs until fully covered.
6
Fry
Shallow-fry the croquette in vegetable oil over medium heat, 2–3 minutes per side until deep golden and crisp.
7
Drain
Transfer to paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil for 1 minute.
8
Build
Split the milk bun, pile cabbage on the bottom half, set the hot croquette on top.
9
Glaze
Drizzle tonkatsu sauce and mayonnaise over the croquette.
10
Plate
Close the bun and serve the sandwich whole, cutting diagonally if desired.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz371g potato
- 2.2 oz60g ground pork
- 11 onion
- 2 tsp2 tsp butter
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp whole milk
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- a pinch of black pepper
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 22 small eggs
- 2/3 cup70g panko breadcrumbs
- 1 cup240ml vegetable oil, for shallow-frying
- 22 soft milk bun (about 60g)
- 1 cup60g cabbage
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp tonkatsu sauce
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp mayonnaise
