Vegetarian Tofu Hambagu(Japanese Hamburger Steak)

This healthy Vegetarian Tofu Hambagu(Japanese Hamburger Steak) recipe is made from 100% tofu, no minced meat included. Please enjoy with your favorite sauce.

Hambagu(or hamburger steak) is one of the popular Japanese home cooking dish that children and adults love.

There are various tofu hambagu recipes, but this one doesn't contain meat, it's vegetarian version. It's soft and light texture but satisfy your stomach.

Recommend this recipe for

• someone who love tofu
• someone who want to cook tofu hambagu
• someone who want to cook a healthy main dish

And the process is easy. We use dry hijiki(seaweed) and they absorb the excess water from tofu so you don't need to drain it.

Does that sound interesting to you? Then let's check how we make it.

Ingredients for Vegetarian Tofu Hambagu

Here are the ingredients for tofu hambagu.

• Tofu　>> I use Firm tofu
• Dried hijiki　>> Use it to absorb water from tofu
• Onion
• Ginger　
• Egg
• Panko(breadcrumbs)　>> Any type of panko is ok
• Salt and pepper

If you are not familiar with hijiki, it's small thin string shape seaweed. Usually it is sold as dried form.

I hope you can find it at a local asian market. Otherwise you can find it easily on amazon.

How To Make Vegetarian Tofu Hambagu - Step by Step

Now you have all the ingredients, so ready to make it? I will walk you through the steps one by one.

1. Mince an onion　>> Mince an onion and heat in the microwave for about 3 minutes
2. Put tofu and hijiki　>> Take the tofu out of the package(no need to drain it), put it in a mixing bowl, break it a little with your hands, and add dried hijiki
3. Mix　>> Mix tofu and hijiki crushing the tofu with a spoon
4. Add ginger　>> Grate ginger and add to the bowl

5. Add a egg　>> Open the egg directly into the bowl
6. Add the minced onion
7. Add panko
8. Season with salt and pepper

9. Mix all ingredients　>> Everything is in the bowl so now mix well and make a hambagu mixture. Then leave it in the fridge for more than 30 minutes.
10. 30mins later　>> The hijiki absorbed the water and it is easier to make the shape.
11. Shape　>> Make a hambagu shape. If it is too large, it will lose its shape when flipping it over, so make it a small size.
12. Fry in a pan　>> Pour oil until the frying pan surface is covered and fry it. This way the surface of tofu hambagu gets firm. Fry each side about 3 mins until it becomes golden brown

Here you go!

Serve it to a plate and enjoy with any sauce you like. Something like a sauce mixed with ketchup and mayonnaise, or a teriyaki sauce(soy sauce, mirin, and sake) is also good.

Sample Dinner

Let's create a dinner with this vegetarian tofu hambagu.

When I think about everyday meal, I keep in mind this basic idea " Ichijyu sansai" (1 soup, 1main and 2 side dishes). In this way, I think you can come up with a well-balanced meal easier.

Here is Sample Dinner for you :

• Japanese sticky rice
• Chinese Cabbage Soup
• Tamagoyaki Japanese Rolled Egg
• Asparagus Salad
• Vegetarian Tofu Hambagu

Counting ingredients by color, there are 5 colors: green, white, brown, black and orange! By eating different colors, you can take in different nutrition, it's good to remember to eat colors.

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As my recipe, this is more steps than usual but hope you try at home and enjoy with your family or friends.

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