Hamburger Steak Bento

Name: Hamburger Steak Bento
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons (30 g) ketchup; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) Worcestershire sauce; 3 tablespoons (21 g) bread crumbs (preferably panko); 3 tablespoons (21 g) bread crumbs (preferably panko); 1 tablespoon (15 ml) milk; ¼ pound (113 g) ground beef; ¼ pound (113 g) ground pork; ½ large egg, beaten; ¼ medium onion, minced; ⅛ teaspoon salt; White pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) sake

Preparation info

Yield:
2
Servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Simply Bento

By Yuko and Noriko

Published 2018

About

Hamburger steak is a popular entrée in Japan that falls somewhere between a hamburger patty and meatloaf. A fifty-fifty ratio of beef and pork makes the dish more flavorful and tender. If you want to make this for dinner and include in tomorrow’s bento, leave some raw-meat mixture to cook in the morning.

Ingredients

Hamburger Steak

2 tablespoons (30 g) ketchup
2 tablespoons (30

Asia
Japan
Dinner
Main course

Method

Combine the ketchup and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.
Combine the bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl. Add the beef, pork, egg, onion, salt, and pepper, and mix well.
Divide the mixture into 6 equal pieces and roll into oval balls. Push down to shape the balls into ½-inch-thick (13 mm) oval patties with ⅓-inch (8 mm) indentations