Pumpkin Croquette
Tiny ball-shaped Pumpkin Croquettes are crispy, sweet and savoury. This is a perfect dish for a people gathering occasion to pass around. But pork mince mixed in the mashed pumpkin makes this Pumpkin Croquette perfect for a main dish as well as a bento box.Don't forget to see the section 'MEAL IDEAS' below the recipe card! It gives you a list of dishes that I have already posted and this recipe that can make up a complete meal. I hope it is of help to you.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 400g / 0.9lb pumpkin (peeled and deseeded, cut into 2cm / ¾” cubes (note 1))
- 60g / 2.1oz onion finely chopped
- 2 tsp butter
- 120g / 4.2oz pork mince/ground pork ((or 50/50 pork and beef))
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp soy sauce
- A pinch of ground nutmeg
- A pinch of ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- Oil to deep fry
- Few sprigs of parsley
Instructions
- 1
Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat and sauté onion until the onion pieces become transparent.
- 2
Add pork and cook for about 2 minutes until the pork changes the colour and is cooked through. Add salt, pepper, and soy sauce. Mix, then turn the heat off.
- 3
Spread the pumpkin pieces on a large plate without overlapping, loosely cover with cling wrap and cook in microwave for 5 minutes at 600W (note 2). If a bamboo skewer can get through a pumpkin pice, it is done.
- 4
Mash the pumpkin and transfer to the frying pan. Mix the pumpkin and the mince well. Add nutmeg and cinnamon and mix. Let it cool.
- 5
Take a small amount of pumpkin mixture and make a ball of about 4cm / 1½" in diameter. It should make 16 balls (note 3). Wet your hands if the mixture is too sticky.
- 6
Coat pumpkin balls in flour, egg, then breadcrumbs.
- 7
Heat oil to 170°C / 338°F. Gently drop the pumpkin balls into the oil and fry for a couple of minutes until golden brown (note 4). Transfer to a tray lined with kitchen papers.
- 8
Pile the croquettes on a serving plate, place sprigs of parsley to decorate. Serve while hot.