Black Gold Burgers Recipes

BLACK GOLD BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Cook and stir onions and garlic in margarine in medium skillet on medium heat 5 min. or until tender but not browned; stir in sugar. Simmer on low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, shape meat into 6 patties. Grill 5 min. on each side or until done (160°F).
• Stir steak sauce into onion mixture. Fill rolls with lettuce, onion mixture and burgers.

BLACK BEAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-low heat.
• In a food processor, pulse onion and garlic until finely chopped. Add 1 can black beans, cilantro, parsley, egg, and red pepper flakes and pulse to combine.
• Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl, add the remaining can of black beans and the bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and mix until well combined.
• Divide 2/3 mixture into 4 portions and form into patties. Save the remaining mixture for another use, like Black Bean Enchiladas. Place on hot oiled grill over medium-low heat and cook about 6 minutes a side or until heated through. Toast hamburger buns on a grill. Place a burger on the bottom of each bun. Top with lettuce, tomato and ketchup. Cover the burgers with the top of the bun and serve.

BLACK GOLD

Steps:

• Back in the nineteenth century, when you could buy a black truffle without having to take out a second mortgage, the French would cook truffles in the coals. Should you win the lottery, this is a wonderfully extravagant way to enjoy the odoriferous black fungus. You'd need 15 to 20 minutes' cooking time for a 2-inch truffle.

BLACK BEAN BURGERS WITH RICE

Steps:

• Crack eggs into large mixing bowl.
• Add seasonings. Add black beans and rice one cup at a time, mixing and mashing with a potato masher as you go. Adding them in increments helps the first set get smooth, while leaving some texture to the later beans.
• Add bread crumbs. I stir them in with the masher, because dishes are annoying to wash.
• Line 2 cookie sheets with freezer paper, to collect patties.
• Form into patties. Wetting your hands with water will minimize sticking from the egg to your hand, but it doesn't affect the burgers either way. 1/3 of a cup of mix works well and will make about 16 patties, but if you prefer a hefty burger do 1/2 cup scoops.
• Cut freezer paper into individual squares, used to transfer patties to pan, or prevent freezing together.
• Fry over medium heat for 6 minutes per side. I like to fry mine in oil with sesame seeds and onion in the pan. If grilling or cooking a second batch from frozen, more like 10 minutes per side.

BLACK GOLD BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium heat. Cook and stir onions and garlic in margarine in medium skillet on medium heat until tender but not brown; stir in sugar. Reduce heat to low; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in steak sauce; keep warm.
• Shape meat into six patties.
• Grill patties 5 minutes on each side or until cooked through (160 degrees F). Place burgers on bottom halves of rolls; cover with sauce and tops of rolls.

BLACK BEAN COLLEGE VEGGIE BURGERS

Steps:

• (All measurements are estimates since I eyeball everything).
• Drain and mash the black beans. (Do NOT puree -- you want it to still have some texture).
• Stir in salsa, minced onion, and all spices (including Bragg amino liquids, which can be found in the health food section).
• Add in flour until the mixture forms a "dough" about the consistency of very soft cookie dough.
• Lightly grease a frying pan, and turn the temperature very high.
• Spoon onto the pan and spread it out to desired thickness. At this point, I like to add some more of the amino liquids over the top.
• Cook about 2 min on each side, or until it holds itself together when turned.
• I like to eat them on corn tortillas.

HOMEMADE BLACK BEAN VEGGIE BURGERS

Steps:

• If grilling, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and lightly oil a baking sheet.
• In a medium bowl, mash black beans with a fork until thick and pasty.
• In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Then stir into mashed beans.
• In a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.
• Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. Divide mixture into four patties.
• If grilling, place patties on foil, and grill about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place patties on baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side.