Cheeseburger Croquettes
These bite-size fried snacks are packed with flavor inside and out. Made with wagyu, aji Amarillo and bacon, they are sure to be fan favorites at the next watch party.
Ingredients:
Cheeseburger Croquette Mix:
1 lb Wagyu beef – ground
1/5 qt Bacon Vinaigrette
1/5 qt Huancaina
1/5 qt Swiss Cheese
7 g Salt
700 g Potato Puree
Bacon Vinaigrette:
Yield: 1/2 qt
383 g Bacon
3 g Salt
24 g Sugar
150 g Chili Vinaigrette
Huancaina:
Yield: 1/2 qt
75 g Shallot
28 g Garlic
9 g Salt
79 g Sake
53 g Aji Amarillo
560 g Heavy Cream
47 g Parmesan Cheese
Potato Puree:
513 g Yukon
43 g Lard
99 g Heavy Cream
27 g Confit Garlic
10 g Butter
8 g Salt
Directions:
- Cheeseburger Croquette Mix:
- In a large rondeau, sear ground beef over high heat, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Add salt, bacon vinaigrette, and Huancaina.
- Cook for 20 minutes stirring frequently.
- Add swiss cheese.
- Remove from pan and mix with potato puree.
- Bacon Vinaigrette:
- Slice bacon into 1/4 inch batons.
- Place in cold rondeau and cook over low heat until fully rendered.
- Add sugar and salt.
- Stir for 1 minute.
- Add chili vinaigrette.
- Reduce by 50 percent.
- Let cool.
- Huancaina:
- Rough chop shallot and garlic.
- Saute over medium heat in large rondeau.
- Once medium roasted, add aji amarillo and salt.
- Cook for five minutes stirring frequently.
- Add sake.
- Let reduce by 75 percent.
- Add heavy cream.
- Let reduce until bubbles are heavy.
- Add parmesan.
- Blend immediately.
- Potato Puree:
- Bring potatoes to boil.
- Cook until tender and rice with a food mill.
- Weigh potatoes once riced and leave aside.
- Bring rest of ingredients to a boil and blend.
- Combine all ingredients together.
- Croquette:
- Set up a breading station to include 3 small pans of each: flour, egg wash (crack eggs and whisk to form egg wash), and panko breadcrumbs.
- After the cheeseburger croquette mix has completely cooled down, scoop about 3 tablespoons (or a small ice cream scoop) and roll into a ball with hands.
- Dip balls into flour, shake excess, and then dip into egg wash.
- Removed from egg wash and dip into panko breadcrumbs.
- When all scoops are evenly coated, fry until golden brown.
- Enjoy!