recipe no. 6: spiced black bean burgers!

alex and i have recently gotten into cooking alternative burgers. we started with portabella mushroom burgers but i soon thought of black bean burgers as another great option. so here it is, a deliciously-spiced, filling patty with a spot-on texture. i discovered this recipe on allrecipes.com. 

what you’ll need:

• 1 15.5 oz can black beans

• 1/2 green onion, either finely chopped or processed in a food processor 

• 1/2 onion, either finely chopped or processed in a food processor 

• 1 egg

• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (we use sriracha)

• 1 tablespoon chili powder

• 1 tablespoon cumin 

• 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs

• salt and pepper to taste 

• any burger fixins - we opt for mayo, sliced provolone, arugula, and possibly some crispy onions

• bun option - would be good on any bun, but I recently tried it with an iceberg lettuce wrap and that was very delicious as well
  

what you’ll do:

preheat oven to 375  

drain and rinse beans  

• chop and/or process your onion and pepper (we don’t own a food processor and finely chopped works just fine)
  

• mash those beans with a fork (alex discovered the bottom of a cup also works)

• mix together egg, hot sauce, cumin, and chili powder

• mix onion and pepper into beans

• mix egg mixture into beans 

• mix bread crumbs into beans 

• line a baking sheet with foil and spray it

• roll mixture into balls and put on sheet

• gently smush balls into patties 

• depending on how thick you like your patties, this will yield 4-6 patties 

• cook patties for 10 minutes on each side 

• build your burger and eat it!