Minced Pork Croquettes

The meat filling in these croquettes can be substituted for another meat of choice or just use chopped vegetables. Some people use luncheon meat or corned beef/mutton too.

350g minced pork

8 medium sized potatoes

2 garlic, finely minced

1 small onion (about half a cup when chopped)

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of white pepper powder

2 tablespoons of light soy sauce

Peel the potatoes and cut into half or quarter. Put in a large pot and add water until it just covers the potatoes. Bring to boil and season with a little salt, about 1 teaspoon.

Boil until potatoes soften and then drain the water. Leave it for 5 minutes.

Heat the skillet and add 2 tablespoons oil. Saute the onions and garlic until onion softens. Add the minced meat, salt, pepper and soy sauce. Stir about to mix all the ingredients. At this point, you can add peas and carrots (cut into tiny pieces). Cook for a few minutes and then remove from heat. Let the mince meat cool down a bit.

Mash the potatoes that have softened. Add the cooked meat to the potato and mix thoroughly.

1 cup plain flour plus 1/2 tsp salt and white pepper

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups breadcrumbs

Toast 3 slices of bread lightly and then process in food processor till crumbly)

Make patties by shaping potato mixture in the palms of your hands. Coat in flour, then in egg and then roll in breadcrumbs. Place on a tray. Do this to all the potato and meat mixture. Refrigerate for 5 minutes.

Heat a frying pan with enough oil to crisp the outer coating of the croquettes to a golden brown. This will not take long as the ingredients inside are all cooked. Drain excess oil on kitchen absorbent paper towels.

Shred some iceburg lettuce leaves and add a light salad dressing of choice. Eat this with the croquettes. I eat my croquettes with chilli sauce but you can also use other flavourful sauces.