Spicy Black Bean Burgers
Last modified: March 5, 2009Spicy Black Bean Burgers
Ingredients
2 cans black beans, drained and well rinsed; divided
1 small onion, cut into chunks
1/2 green pepper, cut into chunks
3 cloves of garlic, peeled
1 egg
1 1/2 Tbsp. Chili powder
1 tsp Sriracha or other hot sauce
3/4 c. breadcrumbs (I used panko)
Directions
In a bowl, place 1/2 of the beans (1 can), garlic, and the vegetable chunks. Using an immersion blender, blend well until no chunks remain. Add the rest of the beans and blend briefly, so that some whole beans remain. Add the egg, chili powder, and hot sauce. Stir well. Add the bread crumbs and combine until the mixture is sticky. Form into 4 patties and either bake, 10 minutes per side in a 400* oven, grill, or pan-fry until hot all the way through and the outside is crunchy.
Hi Mara,
This looks very interesting. I’ve never made my own, leaving it instead to either Bocca or Morning Star.
One question, what is an “immersion blender?”
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Mara, I made these black bean burgers for dinner tonight! I added a can of green chiles and I only had a red pepper. I also wound up with 6 patties but I wanted them to fit on the Sandwich Thins I was using as a roll. I love finding new reasons to use my immersion blender! It has to be my new favorite kitchen gadget.
The husband agreed to try these and he really liked them! and my 10 year old daughter who can be a picky eater (depends on the week what she likes & dislikes) ate the whole thing!
These were a hit!!
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