The Best Japanese Style Burgers

The Best Japanese Style Burgers

from wandercooks.com
25 min
6 servings

Sink your teeth into these homemade Japanese Style Burgers, guaranteed to satisfy. Angus beef mince and umami flavours get together in this crispy, succulent burger packed full of fusion-flavours.  Oh, and don't forget the winning combination of Kewpie mayonnaise and Japanese BBQ sauce.

Ingredients

  • 500 g beef mince
  • ½ cup leek (finely sliced)
  • 6 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 4 tbsp sake ((Or Chinese cooking wine))
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp red miso paste
  • 1 egg (lightly beaten)
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil (for cooking)
  • 1 tsp sesame oil (for cooking)
  • 6 bread rolls or burger buns (sliced and buttered)
  • 3 cabbage leaves (finely sliced, napa works best)
  • Japanese bbq sauce
  • kewpie mayonnaise

Directions

  1. 1

    Add the beef mince into a large mixing bowl along with the leek, breadcrumbs, sake, soy sauce, red miso paste and egg. Mix everything together with your hands until well combined.

  2. 2

    Form mixture into 6 equal size patties about 2 cm / 1 inch thick.

  3. 3

    Heat the vegetable oil and sesame oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Pop in your beef patties and cook for 4 – 5 minutes per side until cooked through.

  4. 4

    Optional: Lightly toast your burger buns in a toaster OR butter them and place butter side down in a large frying pan until lightly toasted. Transfer to serving plates ready to assemble.

  5. 5

    Stack a beef patty onto the base of a burger bun and slather (or artfully decorate) with your favourite ratios of Kewpie mayonnaise and Japanese BBQ sauce.

  6. 6

    Top with cabbage slices and the lid of your burger bun and serve immediately.