This is a reply to a request from my dear Aunt Helen!
I started with the recipe from the WONDERFUL site, Eatplant-Based.com
BLACK BEAN BURGERS (click link)
Terri Edwards always has great recipes!
But I had some additions to add to her recipe today, because I needed to use some things in the kitchen.
- 1-1/2 cups black beans 15 oz can (drained and rinsed) or fresh cooked
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup onions, diced
- 3 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 Tbs worcestershire sauce without anchovies, or Bragg’s Aminos
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp steak seasoning dry spice
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper optional
I used the can of Black Beans but I didn’t drain them, AND I PUT them in a food processor, along with everything else …
And I added a splash of veggie broth… and probably used 2 cups of old fashion oats.
I added half a Green, Red, Yellow Bell Pepper.
I added an onion about the size of a tennis ball.
I added maybe four Tbsp of Catsup
I used Low Sodium Soy Sauce since I had no Worcestershire sauce.
I added double the powdered spices…. EXCEPT steak seasoning ( I don’t have any), four big pods of fresh GARLIC, and also I forgot the cayenne pepper….. yeah, just plain forgot!
But here is the big difference….
I sliced three or four leaves of KALE, COLLARDS, and Turnip Greens (Cut very small) into the food processor. ( about 12 leaves total, with the stem)
BUT, I processed the beans and oats first, and then poured over half into another bowl, then mixed the GREENS with the remainder and then mixed all the items together!
I let the mix set for a half an hour hoping the oats would absorb the excess mositure.
It didn’t do so, so I added another cup of oats, and it seemed to be better!
I set the oven at 350 and grabbed the parchment paper and cookie sheets!
I baked the patties for about 40 minutes and then attempted to flip them over, but the were not willing to let go of the paper, so, I put them back in the oven for 14 minutes.
With a sharp butcher knife and shaking the paper to break them loose, I flipped each patty and baked for another 10 minutes!
They were delightful!
I have always added extras to the veggie burgers I have made.
Today was a need to use a large amount of Leafy Greens that need using up.
I have made these before but used left overs as a base and then just followed the recipe.
My Black Bean Burger patties are probably never the same twice….. EXCEPT, they always are good!
I think the extra oats are a good binder.
And just thinking about it, you could grind some Chia seed and add that to the ‘mix’!
Let me know how yours turn out!
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OH! Aunt Helen! The Confederate Rose Hibiscus was finally given a home IN THE GROUND yesterday!
