Indonesian Potato Croquette (Kroket Kentang)
Ingredients
Potato Dough
- 500 gr potato boiled/steamed and mashed
- 2 tbsp milk powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
Filling
- 250 gr ground beef
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic minced or grated
- 100 gr carrot diced
- 1 stalk green onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp chopped celery
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground white pepper
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
Frying
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour
- 6 tbsp water
- 2 cups bread crumbs
Instructions
Filling
- Melt butter in a pan.
- Add garlic and saute until soft and fragrant.
- Add ground beef and cook until they turn color.
- Add carrots and seasonings.
- Cook until the carrots are soft.
- Add green onions, celery and all purpose flour and stir to combined.
- Have a taste and adjust the taste to your preference. Set aside to let it cools down completely.
Potato Dough
- Cut the potatoes into small cubes and steam for 15-20 minutes until they can be easily mashed.
- Mash until they are smooth.
- Add milk powder, pepper, and salt.
- Stir to combine until you can form a dough.
- You may add a little bit of all purpose flour if the dough is too soft.
Wrap and Shape
- Lightly oil your palms.
- Portion the potato dough into about 35-40 grams dough balls.
- Flatten the dough slightly to form a round circle.
- Put about 1/2 Tbsp of filling in the middle and then gather the two sides to enclose.
- Form into an oval or round shape.
- Mix all-purpose flour with water.
- Dip the kroket into the flour slurry and then coat with bread crumb.
- Repeat with the rest.
- Put this in the freezer for one hour before frying.
- Fry kroket with cooking oil in medium heat.
Notes
This is commonly for snack, eaten with ketchup.