Iron Chef Winners Japanese Style Hamburgers Recipes

IRON CHEF WINNER'S JAPANESE-STYLE HAMBURGERS

Steps:

• 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.

JAPANESE BURGERS WITH WASABI KETCHUP

Steps:

• Prepare the wasabi ketchup: Whisk together the ketchup, soy sauce and wasabi paste.
• Make the burgers: Prepare a grill for medium heat. In a large mixing bowl, combine the bread crumbs and milk and let rest 2 to 3 minutes. Add the sirloin, pork, onion, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Knead the meat until it becomes sticky and binds together; divide into 4 parts.
• Lightly dab your hands with sesame oil. Using your palms, roll each part of the meat into a ball, then pat the ball flat, shifting it from hand to hand, to form a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Make a shallow indentation across the center of the patty with the side of your hand, to keep it from puffing while it grills.
• Grill the burgers, flipping twice, until browned and cooked through, with no pink in the middle, about 10 minutes. (Alternatively, they may be broiled or sautéed.) Let rest for 2 minutes. Serve on buns, topped with some wasabi ketchup.

GZ'S IRON CHEF BURGER

Steps:

• Prepare a gas grill with a grill pan for medium heat.
• Gently form the ground beef into 4 loosely packed patties, making sure not to over work the meat. Season the burgers with salt and pepper.
• Place 4 onion rings on the grill and press a burger patty onto each one. Let this cook together until the burgers caramelize on that side, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the burgers and top with 2 slices cheese (on top of the onions), then continue to cook to your desired temperature.
• Spread 1 tablespoon butter onto each English muffin. Season with salt and pepper, then toast on the grill.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the Dijon, mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, gherkins and chives. Fold together until evenly incorporated.
• To assemble, spread the special sauce on both slices of each English muffin. Stack the burgers on the bottom slices, then the pickles (if using), lettuce and top slices of English muffin.