Hambagu (Japanese Hamburger steak). Japanese Hamburger Steak, or we call it Hambāgu (ハンバーグ) or Hambāgu Steak (ハンバーグステーキ), is a popular dish enjoyed both at home and at Yoshoku (Japanese style western food) restaurants. It's a steak made from ground meat and usually served with rice rather. This is a popular Japanese dish, sort of a really tasty take on salisbury steak.
Japanese Hamburg Steak, or Hambāgu(ハンバーグステーキ) 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 sauce.
For my version, I finish it off by deglazing the pan with red wine to make an umami-rich sauce.
Served with a red wine reduction sauce, this homemade Japanese hamburger steak (Hambagu) is incredibly juicy and melts in your mouth!
You can cook Hambagu (Japanese Hamburger steak) using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Hambagu (Japanese Hamburger steak)
- You need 200 g of minced beef.
- It's 1 of egg.
- You need 1 handful of panko crumbs.
- It's Pinch of salt.
- It's Pinch of black pepper.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of Italian spice.
- It's Pinch of ground cardamom (optional, gives more depth to the taste).
Japanese Hamburger Steak (Hambāgu) is a juicy burger patty with a unique Japanese flavor. Also use as the hamburger for the Hawaian loco moco. Hambāgu is the Japanese transliteration of the word Hamburger. It presumably evolves from Salisbury steak, which originates from the US with.
Hambagu (Japanese Hamburger steak) step by step
- Mix ground beef with all the seasoning in a bowl..
- Add more panko crumbs if mixture is still too wet to mould into shape..
- Shape into burger patties about 1 inch thick..
- Place patties into fry pan on medium high heat and cook one side for 2 minutes. Flip them over and cook until liquid starts to ooze out (indication of medium rare). Remove from pan and let rest for 5 more minutes before serving (to get perfect medium well). If well done is desired, turn off the heat and cover the pan for 5 minutes..
- While resting aside or in the covered pan, toast burger buns in oven or another fry pan over low heat. Prepare sliced cheese, lettuce and tomato for garnishing. I also squeeze some ketchup and Japanese mayo to complete the dish. Serve and enjoy!.
Japanese Hamburg Steak is moist, juicy and served with a sweet tangy ketchup-based sauce. It is perfect for dinner, lunch box and also child-friendly. One of my favorite Japanese dishes to cook at home is Hamburg steak/hamburger steak (hambagu). It is a patty of ground meat which is tender. Recipe: Japanese style hamburger steak (Hambaagu).
