Ingredients:
14 ounces ground beef
1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
ground black pepper
1/2 onions, chopped fine
vegetable oil ( for frying)
1 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 cup breadcrumbs
2/3 cup water
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon sake
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon butter
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, season ground beef to taste with salt and pepper.
Heat a small amount of oil in saute pan and cook onion until tender.
In a small bowl, beat egg lightly; add milk, mixing well.
Stir in breadcrumbs and allow to rest.
Add onions and breadcrumbs to ground beef, working ingredients together with your hands.
Divide meat into fourths, and make a patty; toss back and forth to force air out.
Shape into burger shape.
Heat small amount of oil in skillet and cook burgers; cover pan, and simmer on medium-high heat until burgers cook done; then remove lid, reduce heat to medium, and cook till water disappears.
Remove from pan.
Add 2/3 cup water, ketchup, sake, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and butter to pan; bring to boil.
Simmer till thickened.
Spoon sauce over burgers on plate.
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 40 min.