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Wash the potatoes well, remove any eyes, and wrap them in plastic wrap while they're still wet.
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Microwave for 6 minutes.
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Potatoes taste better cooked in their skins.
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If a bamboo skewer goes through easily, the potatoes are done.
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If they are still hard, microwave for a bit longer.
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Make a shallow cut in the skin and peel the skin off.
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You can peel the potatoes more easily if you hold them with paper towels as you peel.
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Mash the potatoes.
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It's easy if you use an egg slicer.
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Mash the potatoes up finer using a spatula.
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New potatoes don't have a lot of sweetness, so avoid using them if possible.
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Chop up the onions fairly roughly.
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Put some oil in a frying pan and stir fry the ground meat.
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Don't break it up too fine.
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Keep cooking until the fat that comes out of the meat runs clear.
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Take the meat out of the frying pan and add the onion.
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Stir fry it slowly over low heat, to draw out its sweetness.
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When the onion is golden brown, return the meat to the frying pan and mix it all together.
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Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
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Spread the meat mixture out in a shallow tray to cool.
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Add sugar, mirin, sake and soy sauce to the mashed potatoes.
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Mix well to distribute the flavors.
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Combine the mashed potatoes and meat, and mix well.
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Spread the potato-meat mixture out in a shallow tray and divide into 12 portions.
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Form each portion into a flattened oval.
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Make the coating.
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Put 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of flour and 2 tablespoons of water in a bowl and mix well.
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Coat the croquettes with this mixture, then coat well with panko.
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Heat up the frying oil to 200C.
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If you fry the croquettes at a low temperature, steam will come out of the filling and the croquettes may burst.
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Gently put in the oil using a spatula.
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Make sure to fry the croquettes for less than 2 minutes.
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Turn them over 1 minute after placing them in the frying oil.
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They'll brown nicely in 2 minutes if the oil temperature is 200C.
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Remove the crumbs in the oil diligently.
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Drain the oil off well.
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Arrange the croquettes on serving plates with shredded cabbage and cherry tomatoes and serve.
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These croquettes are well flavored so you don't need to serve with sauce.
