So, today we're going to make a spiced black bean burger.
And the spice that is involved with these black beans will be a garam masala
(which is an Indian mixture of spices), and cayenne, and salt and pepper.
So, what I have in front of me are my ingredients: black beans - cooked black beans-
some fresh cilantro, some toasted bread crumbs,
my garam masala, my cayenne,
and we're going to present it really simply on a sesame seed bun with tomato lettuce and mayonnaise.
And any sort of side that you like. The concept here is to make a very flavorful vegetarian bean cake.
We are going to take two cups of our cooked black beans.
Our bread crumbs.
The two teaspoons of garam masala.
The half a teaspoon of cayenne.
Our half a cup of sour cream.
and i'm going to place all of this into a food processor, and kind of make a purée.
[blender sounds]
Okay, so this is going to be the the body of the bean cake,
but when it comes out towards the end, I'm going to add some cooked potatoes,
and some whole black beans, and then we'll mix this all together.
All right, so we have our black bean purée mixture, with our garam masala and spices.
And now I want to kind of incorporate some cooked red potatoes. So these are just baby red potatoes
that I've boiled for about 20 minutes...
And now they're soft enough. And while they're still warm,
you can take the fork or a whisk, and kind of just mash them up skin on.
This is going to add a little bit of flavor and texture and body to our black bean cakes.
Season it with a little bit of a kosher salt and black pepper.
And I'll mix this until it's really combined.
Once I'm done with this base, then I'm going to add the last cup of cooked black beans.
So I have some whole black beans in my burger.
So, now I want to add the last cup of black beans,
and at this point, I'm going to kind of fold gently.
I'm also going to add some fresh cilantro.
And if you see here, I have about a cup of cilantro and I have some of the stems on it too.
Cilantro is a type of herb where you can use the stems to add texture and flavor.
So, no need to just use the leaves. And I'm just going to do a quick rough chop on this.
[chopping sounds]
Add that to my black bean base.
And once this is combined, I'm going to go ahead and form them into the burgers.
Dredge them a little bit of bread crumbs, and they'll be ready to cook then.
We have our black bean mixture here, ready to form into our black bean cake. So I'm taking about a half a cup, kind of forming it together....
Dredging a little bit of bread crumbs....
Okay, now we're ready to cook them....
A little bit of canola, in a warm pan, on medium heat....
So......
Okay, while these cook, I'm going to prep the bun and the tomatoes and lettuce.
And you could do these buns on the grill.....
Just going to get them toasted slightly, while our burgers cook....
Fresh tomato slices, a couple of lettuce leaves....
Some mayonnaise.... And we're ready to assemble our burger.
So, here you go. Your spiced black bean burger.
I'm serving it simply with tomatoes, lettuce, mayonnaise....
You could use sliced avocados, cheese....
It's your choice. Please, enjoy!