Happy Boys/Children's Day! (Tango no sekku 端午の節句)
A traditional Japan holiday that used to focus on boys only but later on broadened to include girls as well; 5th May is a special day spent to celebrate and wish for children to grow up healthy and prosperous!
Families would raise koinobori - carp-shaped windsocks to symbolise strength and vitality.
As we don't have carp windsocks in Singapore, we made our own (cheese) koinobori hamburg steak, adorned with a field of colourful vegetables and a quick homemade sauce on the side.
This crowd pleaser is stuffed with cheese in the middle and cooked using a special sear + steam method - resulting in super plump and juicy hamburg steaks!
Recipe
Makes about 8 patties
| Hamburg Steak | Sauce |
| 1 Yellow Onion (diced) | 1 Tbsp Ketchup |
| 500g Minced Beef | 1 Tbsp Tonkatsu Sauce |
| 250g Minced Pork | |
| 1/2 Tsp Salt | |
| 1 Tsp Black Pepper | |
| 1/2 Tsp White Pepper | |
| 1/2 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs | |
| 1 Egg | |
| (optional) Cheese of your choice, we used mozzarella and cheddar |
S T E P S
- Prepare BRUNO Hotplate with Flat Plate
- Heat 2 Tbsp oil on MED and stir fry diced onions till tender and browned.
- Remove onions and set aside to cool
- In a large mixing bowl, combine beef, pork, salt, black pepper, white pepper, panko and egg
- Divide mixture into 8 equal portions
- Pick up one portion and throw it between your hands to remove air pockets
- At this point, shape into a patty, OR flatten into a disk slightly and add cheese to the centre and wrap it up.
- Repeat till you make 8 patties
- Lightly oil flat plate, turn heat to MED and sear your patties till golden brown on one side
- Then, flip the patties and slowly add in just enough water to cover the flat plate
- Cover and turn heat down to LOW and steam for 8 minutes
- Once done, remove patties from the hotplate and make sauce with remaining liquid
- Add in ketchup and tonkatsu sauce and mix well. Cook till your preferred consistency.
- Scoop the sauce out to serve on the side if you'd like
- or serve directly on BRUNO along with an assortment of colourful vegetables!