Chinese-Style Pork Croquettes

Name: Chinese-Style Pork Croquettes
Yield: Makes 10 croquettes
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 30 g/1¼ oz panko or dried breadcrumbs; 3 tbsp sunflower oil; 4–5 spring onions, thinly sliced; 200 g/7 oz cooked mashed potatoes, cooled; 75 g/3 oz carrot, finely diced; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tbsp plain flour; 175 g/6 oz minced pork; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp mirin; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tbsp plum sauce

Preparation info

Makes
10
croquettes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Real Food Kids Will Love

By Annabel Karmel

Published 2018

About

Introduce your children to a taste of oriental food with my Chinese-style croquettes. Serve them on their own as a finger-food favourite or team with stir-fried veggies for a complete meal. If you prefer, you can make the croquettes with minced chicken instead of pork.

Ingredients

3 tbsp sunflower oil
4–5 spring onions, thinly sliced
75 g/

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, add the onions and carrot and fry for 2–3 minutes until softened. Add the pork and fry for about 4 minutes until browned, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon. Add the garlic, soy sauce, mirin and plum sauce and fry for a further