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Japanese Hamburger Steak, called hamburg, is not exactly Japanese food, but like Tonkatsu, it is very popular home cooking. It is more western style food and loved especially by children (and any meat lovers).
I’ve been eating Japanese Hamburger Steak as long as I remember..over 40 years ( it can not be that long! I’m only 25..), so it is around for a long time. It must be a dish inspired by American or European ground meat dish, however, Japanese Hamburger Steak is not exactly American hamburger which is between buns. The texture is more like meatloaf in the US. In ground meat (typically half pork and half beef) you mix in Panko bread crumbs and eggs, so it is light and soft enough to eat with chopsticks.
Not only it is home cooking dish, but you can find it at a lot of restaurants such as family restaurants (famiresu) in Japan. They even have Hamburger Steak specialty restaurants there!
This recipe is the very typical hamburger that everyone thinks of, beef and pork with ketchup sauce. But you can make it from any combination or by itself of beef, pork, chicken, turkey or tofu. Its sauce can be different, too. I like a steak with Japanese sauce, grated daikon raddish, soy sauce and vinegar. That can be in another video in some other time.
This hamburger patties freeze well, so make the whole recipe and save some for another tasty dinner.
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5 from 1 vote
Hamburger Steak
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: beef, ground meat
Servings: 8 steaks
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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.
Video
hamburger steak
May 23, 2012 By JapaneseCooking101
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Noriko and Yuko, the authors of this site, are both from Japan but now live in California. They love cooking and eating great food, and share a similar passion for home cooking using fresh ingredients.Noriko and Yuko plan and develop recipes together for Japanese Cooking 101. They cook and shoot photos/videos at their home kitchen(s.)
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Stephanie
October 26, 2012 at 7:03 pm
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I tried it tonight for dinner, and my husband and I really enjoyed it. I love your website and look forward to trying more recipes!
Yuko
October 27, 2012 at 9:28 am
Thank you for trying our recipe! I’m glad to hear that you and your husband enjoyed it!
May Chapman
April 12, 2014 at 6:21 am
Hi, I used to love this when I was living in japan. My question is, what do you normally serve this with? thank you!:-)
Noriko
April 14, 2014 at 11:08 pm
May,
you can serve it with shredded cabbage, miso soup, and steamed rice.
Jose
April 19, 2014 at 5:30 am
I made this last week, everyone loved it, it is very easy and tasty. I want to ask though, if i want to save some, do i put them in the fridge after or before frying?
Thanks!
Noriko
May 6, 2014 at 9:27 pm
Jose,
before you cook wrap well and freeze.
Simon
April 26, 2014 at 3:05 pm
Can u use Italian bread crumbs?
Noriko
April 28, 2014 at 9:58 pm
Simon,
should be fine.
Alvin
May 18, 2014 at 5:50 pm
Can I use only ground beef or ground pork for the recipe instead of both?
Noriko
June 3, 2014 at 12:43 am
Alvin,
sure.
anny
June 15, 2014 at 7:38 pm
can i not use the worcester sauce and sake? i dont have any on hand
Noriko
September 14, 2014 at 12:58 pm
anny,
it’s ok not use them, but your sauce is going to be mere ketchup.
Muriah
August 15, 2014 at 4:05 pm
This is something my husband and I enjoyed while living in Japan, but the biggest surprise was that my beef-hating son ate two patties (with plain ketchup instead of the sauce). Thanks for the recipe, I will be using it again!
Noriko
September 8, 2014 at 10:25 pm
Muriah,
thanks for trying our Hamburger Steak recipe! Come back for more recipes.
Zenn
October 6, 2014 at 4:41 am
Dear Yuko and Noriko
I just want to Thank You for sharing all these amazing recipes. Your videos are easy to follow and gives me the confidence that I can cook it too! My hamburger steak came out looking ok and I was surprised when I cut it with a fork, the inside is moist, so delicious…I really love your website and have shared the link with some friends. I’m looking forward to try your other recipes, you both are now my sensei in Japanese cooking! Arigato ne…
Regards, Zenn
Noriko
October 11, 2014 at 4:54 pm
Zenn,
glad you liked our Hamburger Steak recipe! Spread the words about Japanese Cooking 101 to the world~!
JULIA
October 14, 2014 at 9:53 pm
I love this recipe! It is so easy and delicious. I am making it now as I type!
Noriko
October 24, 2014 at 5:42 pm
JULIA,
glad you liked our Hamburger Steak! Come back for more recipes!
Joseph
October 19, 2014 at 7:59 pm
This doesn’t taste like the hamburger steaks I had at “Family Restaurants” in Japan. It tastes just like plain ol’ meatloaf.
Noriko
October 24, 2014 at 9:03 pm
Joseph,
I’m sorry that our Hamburger Steak didn’t meet your expectations. We have a lot of tasty recipes and hope you can find your favorite!
someone who needs help
February 27, 2016 at 7:43 pm
does it matter what kind of wine we use?
Noriko
March 2, 2016 at 7:20 pm
No. We use Sake, but you could use cooking wine, too.
Christina
April 10, 2016 at 7:34 pm
Just made it for myself and two kids! Added sautéed onions and mushrooms and it is Delish! Thank you! Is the shredded cabbage as a side cooked? Or raw?
Noriko
April 10, 2016 at 10:40 pm
Christina,
It’s raw cabbage, but it is very good when sliced finely.
Worchester
September 2, 2016 at 7:23 am
You say Worcester but do you mean Worchester?
Sheila
September 2, 2016 at 9:10 am
My phone messed up my question. I meant to ask if you meant worcestershire sauce.
