Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2012

Delicious! add a lil' corn (kids esp love) and give a pinch of sugar w/soy to ground beef - a splash of mirin or white wine will also enhance the flavor - these make a great grab n go or after school hearty snack - we enjoy once a month.

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MMcD

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2010

Tasty! I had a problem getting them to stay together, but still good!

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lswood

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2010

I didn't think of it as a recipe my family would enjoy, nor that I would make it again. However, when I told my family this over dinner, they balked. They thought it was terrific! I had used some leftover mashed potatoes. My husband had made some a few weeks before, getting creative and adding curry powder, and I thought they tasted weird but saved them in the freezer. Didn't work for American flavors but with this dish, I would recommend adding some to your potatoes! I also added garlic and ginger to the ground beef, extra soy, and left out the flour step. The panko was a delicious crust. Guess we'll be adding this to our rotation!

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Stacy C. Harper

Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009

I was looking for a croquette recipe, like the ones I could get at a Japanese izakaya. These turned out pretty well. I felt like there was a little too much ground beef and onion though, so I cut it down. I also added garlic salt, pepper and cooked the beef and onions together like another reviewer suggested. I had no trouble forming the patties, and I also did not use flour as I like a lighter crust. They stayed together well.

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jenifer

Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009

I spent 2 hours making these, not 30 minutes. They did not look anything like the photo. they fell apart.

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C Six

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

My husband couldn't stop eating these! Made a batch for him and a batch for the freezer... These should be good for the bento!

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Angi

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2009

I just made these tonight. They lasted a whole five minutes with my crew.

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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2009

Very yummy! For my mix, I chopped 4 potatoes for my mixture, then separated it in 2 bowls. In one bowl- I mixed diced beef and onions, and in the other bowl, corn with a little more pepper. (The corn croquettes were always my favorite while living in Japan.) Then made the patties and such like the recipe instructs. They were both delicious. My boyfriend actually liked the corn one best. Both were topped with Tonkatsu sauce. I found the trickiest part was making a good sized patty, and getting them to not fall apart while doing the egg- and Panko'ing. I'll make these again! Thanks for the recipe!

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CookinCoorishii

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Rock Falls, Illinois, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2009

My grandmother used to make this for me when I was a little girl & I have been searching for this recipe for ages! It was very good! I did not dredge the patties in flour before dipping them in egg. Turned out fabulous!

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jace's_mommy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Rogers, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2008

This is a good basic recipe for croquettes. I grew up eating these as my Japanese mom taught us to use chopsticks before a fork! The only thing I would suggest is to not use flour just drege in egg batter then panko. (plain bread crumbs aren't the same. Panko is a must.) Soy sauce is really not necessary. Green onions and a little pepper to your taste are great. I like to eat these with a little yellow mustard, but the rest of my family uses tonkatsu or the kids use ketchup. Yummy!!!

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