Japanese Pretzel Tonkatsu Burger | Saveur

Name: Japanese Pretzel Tonkatsu Burger | Saveur
Ingredients: 1 lb. quality (not lean) ground beef; 2 eggs; 1 cup finely crushed pretzel meal (about 5 oz. packaged pretzels, ground to a powder in a food processor); 3 ⁄ 4 cup panko (2 1/2 oz.); 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. salt, plus more for the beef; Freshly ground black pepper; 4 cups peanut oil for frying; 2 tbsp. butter (1 oz.); 1 ⁄ 3 cup ketchup (3 1/2 oz.); 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger (1 1/4 oz.); 2 tbsp. sake (1 oz.)

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Japanese comfort food meets the all-American burger.

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Ingredients

1 lb. quality (not lean) ground beef
2 eggs
1 cup finely crushed pretzel meal (about 5 oz. packaged pretzels, ground to a powder in a food processor)
3⁄4 cup panko (2 1/2 oz.)
1⁄2 tsp. salt, plus more for the beef
Freshly ground black pepper
4 cups peanut oil for frying
2 tbsp. butter (1 oz.)
1⁄3 cup ketchup (3 1/2 oz.)
1 2-inch piece fresh ginger (1 1/4 oz.)
2 tbsp. sake (1 oz.)