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Written by Vince
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Thursday, 28 May 2009 04:14 |
Finally! You have no idea how long it has taken me to come up with a successful veggie burger. It has nothing to do with the taste because I've had several ideas for a burger that have tasted good but would fall apart once heated. I remember one attempt where I wound up with the best pan-heated bean dip but no burger.
In a perfect world, I'd like to make an all veggie burger that is baked but I somehow doubt it will stay in the form of a burger unless it's cooked in a frying pan. I have this aversion to "frying" food and yet any recipe I have that includes onions usually has a step which states: "sauté the onions..." Go figure.
I was planning on making this recipe the night before because I had backup food in the house in case something went wrong. Given my past history of failed attempts, I thought I should have something else to eat "just in case" but I ended up making it last night instead with only a half a bag of lettuce.
These burgers were absolutely delicious... so much so that I went back into the kitchen and grabbed another patty sans bun. I justified the extra burger by telling myself they weren't burgers and I was just eating more veggies. Technically I guess that's the truth but somehow I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around the idea.
Two Bean Veggie Burgers
- one can of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- one can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/3 cup of canned corn, drained and rinsed
- 1/3 cup of plain bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup of onion, chopped
- two egg whites
In a large bowl, combine kidney beans and black beans. Mash with a potato masher for about 20 seconds until beans are partially mashed. Add corn, bread crumbs, onion, and egg whites. Thoroughly combine and form into 4 patties.
Heat two tbsp olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat and cook patties for 3-4 minutes on each side.
NOTES: The patties burn easily and I found that I turned the heat down to #6 where medium-high heat on my stove is normally #7 to #8. I also found that the patties were absorbing the oil in the pan causing the patties to burn so I added a little olive oil while the burgers were cooking.
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