Japanese hamburger steak (hambagu)

One of my favourite Japanese dish is the hamburger steak otherwise known as hambagu. Our recent trip to Tokyo, my son had it quite frequently as this is a common dish for kids' meal.

I had adapted my recipe from Just one cookbook - Hamburger steak / Hambagu. Loves reading from Just one cookbook for inspiration to cook Japanese cuisines. Namiko makes everything seemed so easy! 

Ingredients
220g Minced pork 
1 small onion
1/2 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
2 tbsp milk
1 egg
Fine black pepper
Salt 

Sauce
3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 tbsp Ketchup
5 tbsp Water

Recipe
1. Chop the small onion into half. One half is to be chopped into finely. The other half is to chop into slices (for the sauce).
2. Add finely chopped onions into the minced meat, followed by egg, milk and panko. Season it with black pepper and salt. Use one hand to mix the mixture well.
3. Divide the meat mixture into 4 portions and toss one at a time from right hand to left hand a few times to release air.
4. Heat some oil in the pan on medium heat and place the patties into the pan. Let it cook uncovered for 4 minutes. When it is nicely browned, flip them over to the other side.
5. Add a few tbsp of water to the pan and then cover it. Let it cook for another 5 minutes. When it is browned, remove to put on the serving plates.
6. In the same pan, add some oil and put in the sliced onions. Cook till translucent.
7. Add in the sauce and let it boil before reduce heat to let it simmer. Once it has thickened, you can turn off the heat and pour the sauce on the patties.
8. You can steam some broccoli and carrots to serve along. Add a sunny side up like mine and a simple dinner is done!

I have made this hambagu in 30 minutes after coming home from work. Hence, the steps are a lot simplified from Namiko's recipe. Red wine is also omitted as I served this to my son. However it is still quite tasty for me. Feeling happy my first attempt went well. :)