Chicken teriyaki aside, Hamburg Steak or Hambgu () because the Japanese prefer to refer to it as, is most likely typically the most popular entre to stay inside a bento lunch in Japan. Even though it's unclear exactly if this dish was brought to Japan, it presumably originates from the American Salisbury steak, that is named after its inventor Dr. J. H. Salisbury.
The name Hambgu (pronounced hahm-bah-goo) is really a transliteration from the British term Hamburger, which took its name in the German town of Hamburg. Confused yet? I'm dirty:-) To increase the confusion, if you want to Japan, you're just like likely to encounter a Hambgu (the subject of the publish) when you are a Hambg (the sandwich that McDonald's made famous)
Hamburg Steaks are thicker than the usual Salisbury steaks (think restaurant style hamburger), plus they're full of onions and garlic clove and seasoned with soy sauce and ketchup. The sauce is created by reduction of dark wine with ketchup and tonkatsu sauce, giving each Hambgu a luscious tangy-sweet coating that balances the wealthy, melt-in-your-mouth patty.
I love the sweetness and flavor of adding caramelized onions however i'm also keen on the crispy texture of gently cooked onions, and so i usually saut half the onions using the garlic clove before adding it in to the meat while adding 1 / 2 of them raw. That stated, if you like your onions milder, caramelize these if you want them strong, you are able to skip the sauting and add all of them in raw.
Although it may seem strange, I love adding silken tofu (the truly soft kind) to such things as Meatloaf and Hamburg Steak since it adds richness and moisture towards the mix without just as much fat as using ricotta cheese. Should you're concerned about it tasting like tofu, have no fear, you can feed those to tofu haters all day long lengthy so that as lengthy because they don't begin to see the carton within the trash they'll do not know these were eating bean curd!
When they're best freshly made, forms of efficient at 70 degrees, that is most likely why Hamburg Steak is really a well known accessory for bento boxes in Japan. Serve it having a bowl of grain if you wish to get it done Japanese-style or place it inside a hamburger bun if you wish to have a great time by using it!
Hamburg Steak (Hambgu)Summary
- Course entre
- Cuisine Japanese
- Yield 8 patties 8 pattie
- Cooking fifteen minutes PT0H15M
- Preparation Time half an hour PT0H30M
- Total Time forty-five minutes PT0H45M
Ingredients
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