Sep 4, 2011

手作りハンバーグ (Salisbury Steak)

Hamberg, or Salisbury Steak (didn't know it was called this until I looked it up on wiki) is considered a comfort food in Japan. My boyfriend said that he used to make them often when he was a student. I've only made minced chicken or tofu versions, so on his day off, he cooked us a hearty dinner.

First, finely chop onions and carrots, and lightly saute.
Add the sauteed veggies into minced meat (we used a pork and beef mix, but any type of meat works).
Add in some panko, an egg, salt & pepper and throughly mix.
Shape them into favored shape/size. When shaping, make sure to get the air out by slapping them down on your palm.
After shaping them, lightly cook the the surface to get some color, before simmering them.
To make the sauce, we chopped fresh tomatoes and added Port Wine. Any wine works, but we didn't have any opened red wine, so we substituted with Port, which turned out great.
Add in the lightly cooked steaks into the sauce, close the lid and let simmer.
After adjusting the flavor or the sauce with some ketchup, Worcester sauce, salt and pepper, it's ready to eat.
完成
いただきまーす!

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