Sweet and sour meat patties

I like to use minced meat in cooking because it is very versatile. That day I decided to try using my japanese hambagu recipe and tweak it to make something different. So I came up with sweet and sour meat patties! Initially I wanted to make them into meatballs but it is much faster to make patties. Haha I am such a lazy mum.

Ingredients
approx 150g minced meat  
1/4 yellow onion
some chopped spring onions
sesame seeds (garnish)
1/3 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1 tbsp milk
1 egg
Fine black pepper
Salt 

Sauce
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp sugar
4 tbsp Water

Recipe
1. Finely chop the onion and add into the minced meat, followed by egg, milk and panko. Season it with black pepper and salt. (I added some chopped spring onions because I happened to have them.) Use one hand to mix the mixture well.
2. Shape the meat into patties of equal sizes (or meatballs if you want).
3. Heat some oil in the pan on medium heat and place the patties into the pan. Let it cook uncovered for 3-4 minutes. When it is nicely browned, flip them over to the other side and cook till it is browned too. Remove from pan and set aside.
4. Prepare the sauce in a bowl and add the sauce directly into the same pan.
5. Let the sauce came to a boil. Adjust the taste of the sauce according to your liking i.e. more vinegar if you wish it to be more sour.
6. Return the meat patties back to the pan and let the sauce thicken and stir to allow patties to be evenly coated.
7. Transfer to the serving plate and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.


Note: the sauce just coats the meat patties nicely. If you wish to have more sauce, you will need to increase accordingly.