Name: Soft buns with Panasonic Bread Maker
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Ingredients: 240g bread flour (or 235g/T65 + 5g gluten flour); 35g unsalted butter; 120g milk; 25g sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 egg; 5g dry yeast

January 10, 2020

Soft buns with Panasonic Bread Maker

Serving Size

8 buns

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

2 hours

Total Time

2 hours, 30 minutes

Ingredients

240g bread flour (or 235g/T65 + 5g gluten flour)
35g unsalted butter
120g milk
25g sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
5g dry yeast

Instructions

1. In a heat-safe bowl, add milk and butter. Microwave for 20~30 sec, or until the butter is completely melted. Add bread flour, gluten flour, sugar, salt, egg and milk mixture in the pan of your bread machine. Add yeast in your machine's yeast compartment. Select dough cycle and press start as per manufacturer's instructions.
2. When the dough cycle is complete, remove it from the machine and place on a floured surface.
3. Punch the dough down and divide it in 8 pieces. Cover it with a dry cloth. Let it rest for about 15min.
4. Shape each piece into a round ball then flatten them. Arrange on lined baking trays. Cover and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume.
5. Bake in a preheated 180℃ oven for about 10min. Remove from the oven and let it cool down on a wire rack.
6. Brush some butter lightly over the freshly baked buns if you like.

November 20, 2019

Easy homemade pickles for burgers

Serving Size

half of a jar

Ingredients

250g cucumber - sliced (2 to 3 mm)

Ingredient A

100g apple cider vinegar
50g water
1 bay leaf
2 1/2 tbsp white sugar
1/2 tsp fine salt

Instructions

1. In a cooking pot, add all the ingredient A and bring it to a boil.
2. Add the sliced cucumbers and simmer for about 10min or until most liquid has evaporated.
3. Let it cool to room temperature then store in a container filled with the remaining liquid in your refrigerator!

June 24, 2018

Tofu and crab sticks burger

Persons

Ingredients

550g tofu firm
150g crab sticks - chopped
2 leek (about 250g) - finely chopped
3 garlic cloves - finely chopped
1 tuna can (net 140g)

- Ingredient A -

1 tsp fine salt
1 tsp ginger powder
20g mustard
1 tsp brown sugar
3 tsp chicken stock powder
2 eggs

For the sauce

2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
3 1/2 tbsp ketchup
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp strawberry jam
100g water
1 tbsp katakuriko/potato starch - dissolve in 1 tbsp water

Instructions

1. Wrap the tofu with 2 layers of paper towels and place on a microwave safe plate. Microwave for about 2~3min at 600W. Let it cool to room temperature. Then put it into the food processor, process until smooth.
2. In a bowl, add the tofu, leek, garlic, tuna and all ingredients A. Mix and knead the mixture until it becomes smooth and elastic.
3. Form into patties and coat with flour. In a skillet, heat 2 tbsp oil and fry them on both sides until nicely brown and reduce the heat to low. Cover and continue cooking for about 5 more minutes or until cooked through.
4. In a small cooking pot, add all the sauce ingredients and bring to boil. Add dissolved katakuriko to thicken the sauce.
Serve hot with the sauce!

April 13, 2018

Mozzarella in Burger

Persons

Prep Time

40 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves - finely chopped
500g of your favorite vegetable (onion, carrot, cabbage, etc...) - finely chopped
1 tsp kosher salt
25g butter

- Ingredient A -

500g ground beef
1 egg
1 tbsp corn starch
1/2 tsp quatre epices - or 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon and 1/4 tsp ground clove
1 tsp ginger powder
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1/2 cup (50g) panko/bread crumbs
some katakuriko/potato starch
1 pack of mozzarella cheese (about 120 to 150g) - cut into bite sizes

For the sauce

3 tbsp white wine or cooking sake
80g ketchup
3 tbsp chuno sauce/tonkatsu sauce or worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
15g butter
1 seasoning cube or half of vegetable bouillon cube

Instructions

1. In a frying-pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and fry garlic until fragrant. Add vegetables and continue stir frying until wilted. Add salt and butter to season. Let it cool to room temperature.
2. Transfer the vegetable in a medium bowl and add all ingredient A. Knead mixture with hands thoroughly until the mixture forms sticky and moist.
3. Take a small portion of the mixture, and shape it into a flat, round disc shape, and then put a piece of mozzarella on it. Fold the meat mixture over it and make it into a round ball. Coat the balls lightly with katakuriko/potato starch. Repeat until all of the meat mixture is used.
4. In a skillet, heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil over medium-high heat and place the patties. Fry them on both sides until nicely brown. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes with lid on.
5. Move the cooked patties to a plate. Add all the sauce ingredient to the skillet (don't wash it) and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and place the patties back onto the sauce and coat both sides with the sauce. Cover and let them cook over low heat for about 3 min.
Serve hot!