So I thought I would share our newest recipe here 'on the Farm. Growing up in a Cuban family, we ate our weight in black beans probably every month
so it's fun for me to find new ways to revamp an old favorite. It's NOT "easy" but it's not hard.. it takes a couple of days because I NEVER EVER EVER use someone else's canned black beans.. they are AWFUL!
I was inspired by a Veggie Burger I got at a restaurant in NH on time when we headed up there to fly a bit. Anyway.. here's what we've been munching on relentlessly... I must've eaten 5 this week!!! If you have your own twists or ideas I would sure love to try them!!! The burger is NOT meant for VEGANS, and it does not even meet the qualifications for vegetarian, but it IS a good way to remove some red meat from our diets, a great way to incorporate MORE veggie per meal and a great way convince myself that I'm eating "junk" food when I'm actually not.
Ok.. here we go, I think I got everything in there, the measurements all right & notes for you. I will keep re-reading to find any mistakes just in case! Enjoy!!!
Black Bean Veggie "Burgers" by Dawn
Part 1 - Make the Black Beans
Rinse & Sort 1lb of dry black beans into a 4qt sauce pot
Fill pot with cool tap water and soak overnight, min. 12 hours
Rinse several times & drain beans
Add 1 chopped white or yellow onion & 4 tbs of chopped garlic to beans, a few dashes of salt & pepper & 1 tbs of olive oil
Use 2-3 Boxes of beef broth or 2-3 cubes of beef boullion & water to cover beans with about 2" of liquid (regular water or any broth is fine)
Cover & boil for 60 minutes stirring occasionally (add more water if liquid level drops below beans)
Simmer up to 15-30 minutes more with the lid off to remove most of visible water content, stirring occassionally to prevent sticking
Let cool on the counter & then fridgerate until COLD
Seperate into pint canning jars, 1 cup per jar (should fill about half way)
Each jar makes 4 "burgers"
Freeze remaining jars for later use (great served over white rice (add 1/2 tsp cumin) with leftover pork,ham or chicken, or in burritos, tacos, as chip dip etc)
Part 2 - Make the "Burgers"
To 1 pint jar of cold black beans add:
1 tbs chopped garlic
1 tbs onion powder
1 tbs ground flax seed
1/2 tsp cayanne
3tbs Worcester Sauce or A1 or Chili Sauce
mix with fork until thoroughly combined and the black beans are smashed (do NOT mash or puree or use a food processor)
In medium mixing bowl add:
1 cup of frozen corn (crisp & fresh would be fine too)
1 cup of frozen green/red bell peppers (crisp & fresh would be fine too)
1/2 cup of diced frozen carrots (blanched or quick boiled fresh and then cooled would be ok too)
1/2 cup of quick oats
1/3 cup of bread crumbs, plain or italian
2 small eggs (3 banty eggs)
and finally add the 1 jar of cold mixed seasoned black beans from above
blend & mix with the fork, stirring, folding & combining THOROUGHLY!!!
To test consitency: Press mixture into a big ball against side of the bowl and sit bowl upright.. the egg/bread crumb mix is right when the mix doesn't flop down but instead holds its shape against the side of the bowl. This is a meatloaf type of consistency.
Spray cookie sheet that will fit your freezer with non stick spray
For Mini- Burgers - use ice cream scoop, pack with mixture and drop onto cookie sheet, slightly flatten & adjust shape
For Std Burgers - use a 1/2 pint mason jar, pack with mixture and drop onto cookie sheet, slightly flatten & adjust shape
Freeze until SOLID -- 1- 2 hours
Bake @ 350*F in pre-heated oven** on a cookie sheet greased with olive oil for 10 min then flip for 10 more minutes (do not use skillet cooking as the egg will not firm up properly)
Add cheese & all the usual amenities, then enjoy!!!
DO NOT expect this to taste like a ground beef patty, it is a VEGGIE burger
** if your oven is not hot, you may need to increase cooking time on side one until egg firms up enough to flip the patty
Freeze cooked burgers without cheese to thaw & reheat in a skillet or microwave in the future.
Tonight's Veggie Burgers with sweet potato fries going into the oven
The finished burger & some pasta.. there are a couple of sweet potato fries left, but I ate most of them before I could get the picture
I would love another opinion if your up to it...
Thanks for letting me share!!!
I was inspired by a Veggie Burger I got at a restaurant in NH on time when we headed up there to fly a bit. Anyway.. here's what we've been munching on relentlessly... I must've eaten 5 this week!!! If you have your own twists or ideas I would sure love to try them!!! The burger is NOT meant for VEGANS, and it does not even meet the qualifications for vegetarian, but it IS a good way to remove some red meat from our diets, a great way to incorporate MORE veggie per meal and a great way convince myself that I'm eating "junk" food when I'm actually not.
Ok.. here we go, I think I got everything in there, the measurements all right & notes for you. I will keep re-reading to find any mistakes just in case! Enjoy!!!
Black Bean Veggie "Burgers" by Dawn
Part 1 - Make the Black Beans
Rinse & Sort 1lb of dry black beans into a 4qt sauce pot
Fill pot with cool tap water and soak overnight, min. 12 hours
Rinse several times & drain beans
Add 1 chopped white or yellow onion & 4 tbs of chopped garlic to beans, a few dashes of salt & pepper & 1 tbs of olive oil
Use 2-3 Boxes of beef broth or 2-3 cubes of beef boullion & water to cover beans with about 2" of liquid (regular water or any broth is fine)
Cover & boil for 60 minutes stirring occasionally (add more water if liquid level drops below beans)
Simmer up to 15-30 minutes more with the lid off to remove most of visible water content, stirring occassionally to prevent sticking
Let cool on the counter & then fridgerate until COLD
Seperate into pint canning jars, 1 cup per jar (should fill about half way)
Each jar makes 4 "burgers"
Freeze remaining jars for later use (great served over white rice (add 1/2 tsp cumin) with leftover pork,ham or chicken, or in burritos, tacos, as chip dip etc)
Part 2 - Make the "Burgers"
To 1 pint jar of cold black beans add:
1 tbs chopped garlic
1 tbs onion powder
1 tbs ground flax seed
1/2 tsp cayanne
3tbs Worcester Sauce or A1 or Chili Sauce
mix with fork until thoroughly combined and the black beans are smashed (do NOT mash or puree or use a food processor)
In medium mixing bowl add:
1 cup of frozen corn (crisp & fresh would be fine too)
1 cup of frozen green/red bell peppers (crisp & fresh would be fine too)
1/2 cup of diced frozen carrots (blanched or quick boiled fresh and then cooled would be ok too)
1/2 cup of quick oats
1/3 cup of bread crumbs, plain or italian
2 small eggs (3 banty eggs)
and finally add the 1 jar of cold mixed seasoned black beans from above
blend & mix with the fork, stirring, folding & combining THOROUGHLY!!!
To test consitency: Press mixture into a big ball against side of the bowl and sit bowl upright.. the egg/bread crumb mix is right when the mix doesn't flop down but instead holds its shape against the side of the bowl. This is a meatloaf type of consistency.
Spray cookie sheet that will fit your freezer with non stick spray
For Mini- Burgers - use ice cream scoop, pack with mixture and drop onto cookie sheet, slightly flatten & adjust shape
For Std Burgers - use a 1/2 pint mason jar, pack with mixture and drop onto cookie sheet, slightly flatten & adjust shape
Freeze until SOLID -- 1- 2 hours
Bake @ 350*F in pre-heated oven** on a cookie sheet greased with olive oil for 10 min then flip for 10 more minutes (do not use skillet cooking as the egg will not firm up properly)
Add cheese & all the usual amenities, then enjoy!!!
DO NOT expect this to taste like a ground beef patty, it is a VEGGIE burger
** if your oven is not hot, you may need to increase cooking time on side one until egg firms up enough to flip the patty
Freeze cooked burgers without cheese to thaw & reheat in a skillet or microwave in the future.
Tonight's Veggie Burgers with sweet potato fries going into the oven
The finished burger & some pasta.. there are a couple of sweet potato fries left, but I ate most of them before I could get the picture
I would love another opinion if your up to it...
Thanks for letting me share!!!
