How to Make Broccoli Menchi Katsu (Minced Meat Cutlet) - Video Recipe

"Menchi Katsu" is Minced Meat Cutlet. It is kind of croquette, usually made from the mixture of minced/ground meat (beef or pork, or both) and minced cabbage.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lcRB2shYVs

In this recipe, I used broccoli instead of the cabbage. It turned out amazingly tasty and delicious.

You must try this out ;)



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Broccoli Menchi Katsu (Minced Meat Cutlet)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 25min
Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:
150g (5.3oz.) ground beef and pork mixture
150g (5.3oz.) frozen broccoli
50g (1.7oz.) chopped onion
30g (1.0oz.) chopped carrot
1/2 cup Panko (bread crumbs)
salt and cracked black pepper
1/2 tbsp. sesame oil
* flour
* beaten egg
* Panko (bread crumbs)
vegetable oil for deep frying
Tonkatsu sauce
mayonnaise (if you like)
shredded cabbage and tomatoes (if you like)

Directions:
1. Defrost and chop the frozen broccoli. Of corse, you can boil the fresh one.
2. Heat sesame oil in a small saucepan and saute the chopped onion and carrot until soft. Then leave to cool.
3. Place ground beef and pork mixture, (1.), (2.), 1/2 cup of Panko (bread crumbs), salt and cracked black pepper in a bowl and mix them by hand until the mixture comes together and sticky.
4. Make the mixture flat in the pan and divide it into 4 equal portions. Make flat and round patties. Coat each piece with flour, dip in beaten egg, and coat with Panko.
5. Deep fry them in oil at 170C (340F), flip them over occasionally for a few times, until cooked golden brown. Then drain well.
6. Serve with vegetables of your choice. Eat with Tonkatsu sauce and mayonnaise (if you like).

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/08/blog-post_23.html
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Healthy Pan-Fried Minced Cutlet (Menchi Katsu)
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How to Make Hamburger Buns & Menchi Katsu Burger (Step-by-Step Basic Bread Recipe for Beginners) - Video Recipe

We have extremely hot summer (over 35C/95F) in Japan!!!

So, I decided to best use this heat to rise bread. LOL


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqEtH38kW7Y

I wrote the recipe step by step with the tips that you could never fail :)



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Hamburger Buns (Menchi Katsu Burger)

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 90min-120min
Number of servings: 8

Ingredients:
200g (7.0oz.) bread flour
20g (0.7oz.) butter
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. dry yeast
100ml warm water *30C/86F
20g (0.7oz.) beaten egg
1/2 tsp. salt
leftover beaten egg
white sesame seeds

Directions:
((Kneading))
1. You want all the ingredients at room temperature.
2. Mix warm water, salt and beaten egg together.
3. In a large bowl, place bread flour, butter, sugar, and dry yeast. Keep the dry yeast away from butter as the salt (in the butter) will kill the dry yeast.
4. Gradually mix in the warm water mixture. Use your hand to mix together until formed.
5. Transfer the dough to the counter, stretch the dough for a few times using your palms, fold it in half, turn it around (90C), and stretch again. Repeat and knead until smooth, without adding any extra flour for 10-15 minutes). The dough should be very elastic which when stretched becomes almost translucent.
((1st Proving / Proofing / Rising))
6. Lightly oil a large bowl. Form the dough into a ball and place it in the bowl seam side down. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap (to keep the surface of the dough from drying out), and leave to proof in a warm place (30C/86F) for 30-60 min or until it has doubled or tripled in size. (In winter, you can use the proof function on your home oven!)
((Finger Test))
7. Coat your finger in flour and poke the dough. If the hole stays, it's ready. If the dough springs back, it needs to proof more. If the dough shrinks, it is over proofed. In this case, you'd better flatten out and make a pizza…
((Knock-Back & Bench Time / Resting))
8. Place the dough onto a floured surface and punch out the air with your palm.
9. Divide it into 8 equal pieces using a bench scraper or a knife. Quickly form them into balls.
10. Place them on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap (to keep the surface of the dough from drying out), and rest for 10 minutes. The dough is surprised because you punched, so please let them rest for a while before you start shaping.
((Shaping))
11. Using a rolling pin or your palm, flatten out the dough to 3-inch-wide. Then place them on a baking sheet.
((2nd Proving / Proofing / Rising))
12. Cover with plastic wrap (to keep the surface of the dough from drying out), and leave to proof in a warm place (30C/86F) for 20-30 min or until they have doubled in size. (In winter, you can use the proof function on your home oven!)
13. Preheat the oven to 200C (392F).
((Baking))
14. Brush the dough with the leftover beaten egg, and sprinkle with some sesame seeds.
15. Bake at 200C (392F) for about 10 minutes. Place them on a wire rack to cool.

Ingredients for Menchi Katsu (Minced Cutlet) Burger:

Broccoli Menchi Katsu (Minced Meat Cutlet)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lcRB2shYVs
hamburger buns
broccoli minced cutlet
mustard
mayonnaise
sliced cheese
Tonkatsu sauce
shredded cabbage

* To keep the surface of the dough from drying out, a wet towel is okay but plastic wrap is easier!

* You can freeze the buns up to 1 month. Thaw at room temperature and warm in an oven or a frying pan before eating.

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/08/blog-post_21.html
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How to Make Japanese Creamy Sesame Seed Dressing - Video Recipe

I received many requests for sesame seed dressing. Those requests weren't that specific, but I am guessing they want the creamy one, which is very popular in Japan ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhoVwbwGa4Q



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Japanese Creamy Sesame Seed Dressing

Difficulty: VERY Easy
Time: 3min
Number of servings: 2

Ingredients:
2 tbsp. mayonnaise
2 tbsp. ground toasted white sesame seeds
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tbsp. vinegar
1/2 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tbsp. sesame oil

Directions:
1. Please use freshly ground toasted white sesame seeds to make it flavorous.
2. Mix all the ingredients together.

*You can serve it with vegetable sticks as a dip.
*If you think the texture is too thick to dress a salad, you can add a bit of water (or dashi stock) to loosen up the texture.
*You can use unsweetened plain yogurt instead of mayonnaise. It will taste different but still good!

↓レシピ（日本語）
http://www.cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2013/08/blog-post_16.html
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