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June 20, 2017 By Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles 8 Comments

Yakiniku Rice Burger including how to make burger wrappers

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Have you ever had MOS Burger’s yakiniku rice burger? I went back to Japan in January and I was watching TV and someone was trying to recreate MOS Burger’s yakiniku rice burger. I was inspired and wanted to make it here in Australia too. The challenge was whether I can get the right ingredients or not outside of Japan. I wanted to make them with available ingredients in Australia.

Yakiniku Rice Burger

Yakiniku Rice Burger

Basically, only 3 ingredients are required for making the Yakiniku Rice Burger: beef, rice, and lettuce. Beef was no problem to find. Aussie beef is very popular in Japan. There is plenty of beef in Australia, the only problem is that the beef is not cut the same here as Japan.  Beef in Japan is usually very thinly sliced, however here, it is very thick cut. So what I did is bought steak meat and cut it very very thin myself at home. I don’t have a special Japanese knife but still managed to slice the beef very thin so anyone can do this. If you struggle, freeze the meat a little bit then it will be easier to slice the meat very thin.

Yakiniku Rice Burger

The rice needs to be especially sticky for the burger bun. I used Sunrice’s Japanese sushi rice and mixed it with some sticky mochi rice. On the package it says “sweet” but it is not sweet at all. I used one cup of sushi rice and I added 1/2 cup of mochi rice and cooked accordingly with my rice cooker. If you can not get mochi rice you can add ‘Katakuriko’ (potato starch) to hold the rice grain together after the rice has been cooked.

Yakiniku Rice Burger

I bought fresh lettuce leaves from a local farmers market this morning. The TV program I watched was using a store bought Yakiniku sauce. I do have two Japanese grocery stores that I can get Japanese ingredients in Brisbane but for those who don’t have any Japanese grocery stores nearby, you can make the yakiniku sauce yourself by mixing soy sauce, sugar, miso, Tobanjan(Chinese chilli sauce), garlic, and sesame together. Then let the beef marinate in the sauce for about 20 minutes. I wanted to make sure the yakiniku beef has a strong flavour because the rice is so plain. Adding miso gives this yakiniku a strong flavour and it is delicious when it is eaten with rice buns. Hope you try and enjoy Japanese favourite rice burger!!

Yakiniku Rice Burger

Bonus! These rice buns are sticky enough that the grains stay together but wrapping the yakiniku burgers together with wrappers will add extra support and make it easier to hold and eat just like the Mos Burgers. So this is how I made the wrappers. I bought 25 sheets of wax papers for A$2.80. The paper is 218mm x 250mm in size. I fold them in half and then cut as the following photo shows. Fold the side excess paper on the wrapper and apply sticky tape, done!

Yakiniku rice burger

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two yakiniku rice burgers served on a takeaway cardboard

Yakiniku Rice Burger

Rice burger with marinated thinly sliced beef recipe
4.67 from 3 votes
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Course: Rice dish
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: #rice burger, #yakiniku rice burger
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 787kcal
Author: Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sushi rice
  • 1/2 cup sweet rice
  • 125 g beef
  • 1 tbs sesame oil for cooking beef
  • lettuce leaves to serve
  • 1/2 tbs soy sauce

Marinade

  • 3  tbs soy sauce
  • 2  tbs sugar
  • 1/4 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/8 tsp Tobanjan
  • 1 tbs miso paste
  • 1 tsp white roasted sesame seeds
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Cook the rice accordingly (to your rice cooker instructions) and allow it to cool down.
  • Slice the beef very thinly.
  • Combine the soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, tobanjan, miso paste, and sesame seeds together in a bowl and marinate the thinly sliced beef for about 20 minutes.
  • Measure each rice bun to 80 g and using cling wrap, make the rice ball then flatten them by pressing with your palm to 1cm thick. Set aside. Make 4 rice buns.
  • Heat 1 tbs of sesame seed oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook the marinated beef till the beef is brown.
  • Heat a non-sticking frying pan over medium heat and brown the surface of rice buns by brushing with soy sauce. When the rice surface is browned and hardened a little bit turn the heat off.
  • Place the bottom rice bun on a plate and top with lettuce leaves. Place the beef on top of the lettuce and top with another layer of lettuce. Place another rice bun on top of it.
  • Serve with Renkon Chips and enjoy

Notes

Different filling options - Teriyaki Chicken and Pork Shogayaki
Teriyaki Chicken recipe 
Pork Shogayaki Recipe

Nutrition

Calories: 787kcal | Carbohydrates: 129g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 2104mg | Potassium: 358mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 5.5mg
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Comments

  1. Kelly Mahan says

    June 23, 2017 at 12:02 AM

    Somhow I’ve never thought about making rice burgers, but looking at these pictures it totally makes sense. I can’t wait to try it!!

    Reply
    • Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles says

      June 24, 2017 at 8:09 PM

      Hi Kelly, It is yummy! I am 100 % sure you will love it 😀

      Reply
  2. Nicole says

    June 29, 2017 at 9:38 PM

    Very creative. I’ve never tried a rice burger. I’m going to try this recipe. Thank you

    Reply
    • Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles says

      June 30, 2017 at 6:48 AM

      You are welcome Nicole 😀

      Reply
  3. pablo says

    March 18, 2018 at 5:36 AM

    wonderful recipe

    Reply
    • Chopstick Chronicles says

      March 18, 2018 at 7:56 AM

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  4. Jimmy says

    March 28, 2018 at 4:36 AM

    You can try the real thing at MOS Burger in Sunnnybank if it’s still there! Used to go there for this and their namesake burger all the time haha, can’t wait to try this out!

    Reply
    • Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles says

      March 28, 2018 at 8:24 PM

      Hi Jimmy Thank you for your comment. I have been to the MOS Burger in Sunnybank too, but I have doubts about their quality control. MOS burger is my favourite burger chain in Japan but I will not recommend the MOS Burger in Sunnybank.

      Reply

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