Quick and easy Recipe

Japanese Hamburg Steak (or Hambāgu) as it’s known in Japan, is like a single serving meatloaf with a tender, juicy patty that’s loaded with flavor and glazed with a sweet and savory umami sauce. 

Ingredients:

Hamburg Patty recipe

• 1/3 Onion (finely chopped)
• 2 cloves of Garlic (minced)
• 700 grams of Minced Beef
• 1 cup of Panko
• 1 large Egg
• 2 tablespoons Oyster Sauce
• ¼ teaspoon ground Nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground Black Pepper
• Sesame oil

For sauce

• ½ cup dry Red Wine
• ⅓ cup Ketchup
• 3 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce

Instructions:

• Mix beef, panko, egg, oyster sauce, nutmeg, and black pepper in a big bowl.
• Make 6 to 8 oval patties about 1-inch thick, by tossing the meat back and forth between two cupped hands. This removes any air pockets that will cause your Hamburg Steak to fall apart when you cook it.
• Add sesame oil in a large frying pan and heat over medium heat until hot.
• Add the patties to the pan without overcrowding it. Fry them on each side until they’ve formed a dark brown crust.
• You don’t need to be cooked through all the way – transfer them to a plate when both sides of patties are browned.
• Drain off any excess oil with a paper towel and leave the caramelized beef juices on the bottom of the pan.
• Add the wine, ketchup, oyster sauce, and worcestershire sauce and stir briskly to emulsify the sauce.
• Put all patties back into the pan and then add the wine and cover with a lid. Steam these for 5 to 8 minutes.
• Once the sauce is nice and thick, add the patties back in one at a time, rolling each one around to glaze it with the sauce.

Once it’s done plate your patties on a plate and drizzle the sauce on your patties for the umami taste!