chinese hamburgers

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Ellen Gwaltney Bales
Indianapolis, IN

I've had this recipe for at least 35 years--don't recall where it came from. A nice change from the same old boring hamburgers. These don't require a bun and are served with rice.

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For chinese hamburgers

  • 2 Tbsp
    cooking oil
  • 5 md
    onions, sliced
  • 3 Tbsp
    soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp
    sugar
  • 2 1/4 c
    water
  • 3 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 lb
    ground chuck
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    pepper

How To Make chinese hamburgers

  • Onions cooking in hot oil.
    1
    In a 10-in. skillet over medium heat, in hot cooking oil, cook onions 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Adding soy sauce, etc. to onions
    2
    Add soy sauce, sugar and 1-1/2 cups water; heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes or until onions are tender.
  • 3
    Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix beef, salt and pepper; shape into 4 patties. Cook patties as you would normally, in broiler or in skillet.
  • Adding cornstarch mixture to onions
    4
    In a cup, stir cornstarch and 3/4 cup water until blended. Gradually stir into onion mixture cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened; keep warm.
  • Chinese Hamburger served with rice and onions/gravy
    5
    To serve, spoon onion mixture on top of each patty as a gravy. May also spoon over hot rice.

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