Sweet Kabocha Squash Croquettes
Sweet Kabocha Squash Croquettes

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, sweet kabocha squash croquettes. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

The outside of the panko-crusted croquettes is crispy, while the soft mashed kabocha inside is sweet and tender. These croquettes have just the right balance of savory and sweet. Kabocha (かぼちゃ, 南瓜) is a type of squash and here in North America, it's also called kabocha squash. Kabocha Croquettes Cooked potato and Kabocha squash are blended with ground beef and onions with a hint of curry.

Sweet Kabocha Squash Croquettes is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Sweet Kabocha Squash Croquettes is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have sweet kabocha squash croquettes using 5 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet Kabocha Squash Croquettes:
  1. Make ready 1/4 Kabocha squash
  2. Make ready 1 Flour
  3. Take 1 egg Beaten egg
  4. Prepare 1 Panko
  5. Prepare 1 poured about 1 cm from the base of a frying pan. Vegetable oil

Don't forget the cling film to cover on top. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lay out kabocha wedges. Season with salt, cinnamon, sage, cayenne pepper and black pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Mash with a masher or a method of your choice.

Instructions to make Sweet Kabocha Squash Croquettes:
  1. Chop up kabocha into even pieces and steam for 15 - 20 minutes.
  2. Mash the steamed kabocha and cool.
  3. Mix with your hands and form 4 cm diameter and 1 cm thick round patties.
  4. Coat the round patties in flour, egg, and then panko.
  5. Heat oil in a frying pan. Test the oil by dropping panko into the pan. If it immediately rises to the surface, gently drop in the croquettes.
  6. On a slightly low-medium heat, fry each side until golden brown.
  7. Sprinkle salt equivalent to 1% of the weight of kabocha on the kabocha before steaming to heighten the sweetness (for example, if the kabocha weighs 100 g, use 1 g of salt).

Season with salt, cinnamon, sage, cayenne pepper and black pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Mash with a masher or a method of your choice. Kabocha squash is best simmered to enhance its natural sweetness and nutty flavour. Japanese cook it in a very simple way with soy sauce, mirin and sugar. What is a Kabocha Squash? "Kabocha" is a variety of Japanese winter squash.

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