Jamaican Yellow Yam croquettes with honey escovitch sauce

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Makes 12 croquettes

Ingredients

For the boil

1 lb yellow yam

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

For the mix

1 egg

1 small onion shredded

½ teaspoon allspice

3 tablespoon butter

½ cup sour cream

1 teaspoon sugar

½ teaspoon salt (to taste)

¼ teaspoon black pepper

½ cup bread crumbs

For the fry

Flour for dredging

1 egg

2 cup milk

Panko bread crumbs for dredging

For the sauce

¼ cup honey

1 teaspoon vinegar

1 teaspoon olive oil

¼ teaspoon chopped scotch bonnet pepper

¼ cup chopped scallion

¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

First make the sauce

• Whisk together all the ingredients for the sauce and set aside for the flavors to develop

Cook the yam

• Peel and slice the yam
• In a pot of boiling water add the yam salt and sugar
• Cook until the yam is for tender and almost falling apart

To assemble the balls

• Strain the yam from the cooking liquid
• In a bowl combine yam, egg, shredded onion, allspice, butter, sour cream, salt, black pepper, sugar, bread crumbs
• Mash together until smooth and the consistency of mashed potatoes
• Using a spoon or ice-cream scoop form into balls, make sure to wet your hands so the mixture does not stick to your hands
• Place on a prepared baking sheet and place in the freezer to set for 15 to 20 minutes

To fry

• Heat the oil to 375 degrees
• Beat together the eggs and milk
• Place the balls in the flour and completely coat
• Remove from flour shake off the excess and dip in the egg milk mixture
• Place in the panko bread crumbs after the egg mixture and coat completely
• Fry in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy
• Serve with the dipping sauce.