# Kolo-ke (Potato Croquettes)

Kolo-ke are potato croquettes with meat, pan-fried, that originate from Japanese pop culture.

- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g potatoes for mashing
- 200 g ground beef (15% fat)
- 2 onions
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 little soy sauce
- 10 sprigs chives or green onion
- salt
- pepper
- flour
- eggs
- panko breadcrumbs
- roast pork
- turkey ham
- ketchup
- barbecue sauce
- Bulldog sauce
- okonomiyaki sauce

## Instructions

1. Boil the potatoes.
2. Sauté the onion and garlic in a pan with a little soy sauce until golden.
3. Brown the ground beef with the sautéed onions until well grilled, then set aside.
4. Mash the cooked potatoes gently.
5. Add the sautéed onion and chives to the mashed potatoes.
6. Assemble the mashed potato mixture with the desired meat (ground beef or pork) in a bowl.
7. Shape the mixture into balls.
8. Bread the balls by first dipping them in flour, then egg, then panko breadcrumbs, then egg again, and finally breadcrumbs.
9. Fry the breaded croquettes in oil at 170 degrees Celsius until golden.
10. Place the fried croquettes on paper towels to drain excess oil.
11. Serve with ketchup, barbecue sauce, or okonomiyaki sauce.

## Equipment

- pan
- bowl
- paper towels

## Tips

- You can use beef, pork, or even no meat for the croquettes.
- The croquettes are ready as soon as they are golden because everything inside is already cooked.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@gastronogeekofficiel/video/7424179363190541601?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7590767474443011606
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/370062e5-d8a7-4c63-896a-2bbc7c7ac79d
- Extracted: 2026-01-02

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