Wagyu Ground Beef Patties

Directions

• In a sauté pan, heat the oil and sear the onions until they are nice and golden brown. Add the garlic and cook both until the garlic is medium brown. Once the garlic is cooked, remove the mixture from the pan on to a plate and spread them out to cool.
• In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients EXCEPT the ketchup. Mix thoroughly until all the ingredients are well blended. A kitchen aid works well for this, with the paddle attachment. Easy to clean too…we like that. One the mixture is beginning to come together, add the now not steaming hot onions and garlic and incorporate fully. Scoop out the mix in to a pyrex loaf pan and make it so the center of the loaf is slightly higher than the sides. Score the top of the loaf with a bread knife making a diagonal cut ¼ inch in to the loaf. Put the loaf facing lengthwise up and down. From the left corner, pull the knife across the top towards the right side but 3 inches below the right corner. Make parallel marks down the entire loaf. Then starting from the right corner, pull the bread knife similarly down towards the left side but 3” from the left corner to continue making your criss cross marks. Continue this way down the loaf. Upon completion, spread the ketchup across the loaf evenly and bake in an oven of 325 for approximately 45 minutes. We recommend using a meat thermometer and taking this out when it reaches 150 degrees in the center. Let it rest for about 10 minutes covered before cutting. This time allows the moisture to be redistributed from bunching up in the middle to the outer edges of the loaf. For service, slice pieces one inch thick and remove with either tongs or a spatula.