Japanese style Hamburger

This is a popular Japanese style soft and juicy Hamburger in Japan. Please try with grated white radish and sweet soy sauce on top.

serves 5

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef

1 lb. ground pork

2/3 white onion, chopped

1 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

3 Tbs. worcester sauce or Tonkatsu sauce

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 black pepper

2 Tbs. vegetable oil for frying

Hamburg sauce

2 Tbs. soy sauce

3 Tbs. Mirin

1 Tbs. Sake or water (if you don't have Sake)

2 Tbs. butter

5 Tbs. grated white radish (Japanese Daikon)

3 Tbs. chopped scallion

Directions:

In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, worcester sauce, salt and pepper. Add remaining ingredients: beef, pork, onion and panko and mix well with hands. 

Form the mixture into 10 patties, each 3/4 inch thick. Slightly hollow out the middle of each patty to avoid it becoming too round when cooked.

In large fry pan over medium high heat, add vegetable oil and cook about 5 hamburger patties at once. Cook until the underside of the meat is golden, turn and cook the other side covered, low heat about 6 minutes. 

Making sauce

In a small sauce pan, add the soy sauce, Mirin, Sake and butter. When butter melts, remove from the heat.

Pour 1 tablespoon sauce on each hamburger and top with 1 tablespoon grated white radish. Sprinkle with chopped scallions.