Wafu Burger
Wafu Burger
Wafu burgers contain ground beef, shiitake mushrooms, and finely diced tofu, plus a plethora of other ingredients. The burgers are eaten bunless, which is fine by me. Wafu burgers are pan fried, then tossed in a sweet sauce that creates a shiny glaze. Since these burgers are cooked all the way through, you’d think that they’d be dry. Having the mushrooms and tofu in the burgers actually keeps them quite juicy. Serve the wafu burgers with rice.
Ingredients
Wafu Burger
- 1 lb 85% lean ground beef
- 14 oz extra firm tofu pressed; cut into 1/4” cubes
- 1/2 cup shiitake mushrooms chopped
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp miso paste
- 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Sauce
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
Instructions
- Mix together all of the burger ingredients.
- Form into 5-6 patties.
- Heat up the vegetable oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Place the burgers in the pan.
- Brown for 2 minutes a side. Cover. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Mix together the sauce ingredients.
- Pour the sauce in the pan.
- Toss the burgers in the sauce. Flip every minute until the sauce has evaporated. The burgers will have a shiny glaze.
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