Black-Bean Burger
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Martha Stewart Living, June 2003
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Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, deveined, and finely chopped
- 4 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 tablespoons ketchup, plus more for serving
- 1 1/2 cups cooked or canned black beans, drained
- 1 cup cooked basmati rice
- 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
- Hot sauce, such as Tabasco
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Directions
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Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion, red pepper, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until soft and onions are translucent, about 8 minutes. Add cumin, turmeric, and ketchup. Cook for 1 minute.
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In the bowl of a food processor, combine onion mixture, beans, and rice. Process until well combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Add breadcrumbs, and mix well. Season with salt, pepper, and hot pepper sauce.
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Heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat in a large nonstick skillet. Drop 1/4-cup balls of bean mixture into skillet. Flatten into 3-inch patties. Cook until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Repeat process with remaining 2 tablespoons oil and bean mixture. Serve immediately with ketchup, if desired.
I cook brown rice almost every day, just for my three pups, so I always have it and black beans as well. Oh yeah, I use wheat germ instead of bread crumbs, because wheat germ just tastes so much better to me.
I am not a vegetarian, so I use an egg in mine, but why would anyone use non sticky rice in something you need to have stick together? I only use natural brown rice for such as this and I want it very sticky.
Basmati is a longer grain, non-sticky rice with a nice aroma when cooking. It comes in white or brown.
My guess is that a cup of any cooked long grain would be a fine substitute, since it is ground in the food processor with the beans. :)
What is basmati rice? Can you substitute?
These are the best! Freezable(place wax paper between each pattie before freezing)