Drama Inspired Recipe: Hambagu recipe

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The hambagu aka the hamburger steak is Japanese equivalent of the hamburger (although to me it is more like meatloaf in the form of patties or a salisbury steak). It’s a more western food, but loved in Japanese (or just in Japanese dramas). I first saw the hambagu in the Netflix show called Terrance House: Boys and Girls in the City. It is an interesting take on the hamburger and it looked so delicious. I decided to write about it when Nao made it for Uehara in Good Morning Call.

The recipe I decide to use if from the blog Japanese Cooking 101. It’s a very simple and straightforward recipe. I repeated the recipe exactly as the blog, only omitting the sake.

Ingredients

Since this a recipe that is influenced by western countries. I found most of the ingredients pretty easily. The only thing that I had to purchase was the meat. By chance I found a package with the meat mixture of beef and pork (I honestly didn’t know it existed…sad!)

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Hambagu

Prep Time15 hours
Cook Time10 hours
Total Time1 day 1 hour
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Panko bread crumb
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 medium onion chopped fine
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • pepper
  • 1 tsp worcester sauce
  • 1-2 tsp oil
  • ---Sauce---
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup worcester sauce
  • 1-2 Tbsp sake or wine

Instructions

  • Put Panko in a large bowl, add milk and stir.
  • Add meat, onion, egg, salt, pepper and worcester sauce to the Panko mixture. Mix with your hands very well.
  • Divide the meat into 8 pieces and roll into oval balls. Push down to flat steaks and make an indentation in the middle. (if you would like to freeze some, wrap each steaks with plastic.)
  • Heat oil in a frying pan at medium temperature, place the patties in the hot oil, and fry for 4-5 minutes on one side. Flip over and fry for 3-4 minutes covered until cooked through.
  • Meanwhile mix ketchup and worcester sauce in a bowl.
  • Uncover the pan, add sake, then ketchup sauce, and cook for 30 seconds.

Notes

This recipe is from https://www.japanesecooking101.com/hamburger-steak-recipe/

Afterthoughts

The first time I made this, I was craving meatloaf. The hambagu fullfilled my need. It has a similar consistency as meatloaf. It kind of fall apart in your mouth. And to top it off the sauce is amazingly delicious. Just as they do in television show, I served with a side of vegetable (not the typical carrots), but a green bean tomato salad and mashed potatoes. It was oishii!

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