Curry Kabocha Croquettes
 
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Easy to make kabocha squash croquettes for both sweet and spicy lovers.
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Recipe type（レシピカテゴリ）: Side dish
Cuisine（どこの料理）: Japanese-style Western
Serves（何人分）: 18-20 croquettes
Ingredients （材料）
  • ¼ kabocha squash (about 400g or 14 oz)
  • 150 g (5 oz) of ground pork or ground beef
  • ½ onion
  • 1 Tbsp butter or margarine
  • 1 piece of mild Vermont Curry roux (probably can be found in asian grocery store but any brand of mild curry will work if you can't find it)
  • 1 piece of spicy Vermont Curry roux (probably can be found in asian grocery store but any brand of mild curry will work if you can't find it)
  • 1 Tbsp ketchup
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Cumin, nutmeg, curry powder, etc to taste
  • Flour for dusting
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp milk
  • Panko bread crumbs for coating
  • Oil for frying
Instructions（作り方）
  1. Wash kabocha squash, remove seeds, and cut into slightly bigger than bite size pieces. Boil until a skewer easily passes through. Drain and mash thoroughly with a fork.
  2. Mince onion.
  3. Add ½ tbsp butter (or margarine), half of the minced onion, half of the ground meat, mild curry roux, and ½ tbsp ketchup to a hot frying pan and fry over low heat until cooked through. Transfer to a bowl. Add half the mashed kabocha, season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste, stir thoroughly, and form into ping pong ball-size balls.
  4. Add the remaining ½ tbsp butter, onion, ground meat, ketchup, and spicy curry roux to the frying pan and fry over low heat until cooked through. Add to the remaining kabocha, season with salt, pepper, nutmeg, cumin, and curry powder to taste, stir thoroughly, and form into ping pongball-size balls.
  5. Dust all the kabocha balls with flour.
  6. Whisk together the milk and egg.
  7. Dip the kabocha balls in the egg mixture and then roll in bread crumbs.
  8. Fry in 350F (180C) oil until golden brown.
Notes（コツ・ポイント・注意点）
★If you have leftovers, reheating them in the toaster oven will ensure they stay crispy.
Recipe by Entropy in the Kitchen at https://www.xiomaraentropy.com/blog/curry-kabocha-croquettes/