Muti-bean Burger

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups black beans
• 2 cups kidney beans
• 2 large eggs (optional)
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 3 teaspoons thyme
• 2 tablespoons onion powder
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup shredded monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend
• 1/2 cup blue cheese
• 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 3 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup coconut oil

Recipe

• 1 rinse beans if from a can or soak overnight if dry beans. if using dry beans cook them for 1 hour or until soft.
• 2 add all ingredients except for the flour and oil to a large bowl and lightly mix.
• 3 slowly add the mixture into your food processor, blender or juicer with correct attachment.(not the juice screen!) i found that a juicer works best.
• 4 after you have your puree you will slowly fold in 1/4 cup of flour at a time until the mixture is nearly the same texture as ground meat, the goal is to eliminate most of the stickiness wile keeping enough for moisture.
• 5 use flour to coat a 1/2 cup measuring cup and scoop up the bean mixture. you want to do this step each time before you scoop so the mixture wont stick.
• 6 shake out the 1/2 cup of mix into your hand and you can either shape it into a patty now or before cooking them. have a plate near by with some flour on it to rest your patties on.
• 7 after using all the mixture i put the plate into the freezer for around 30 minuets and then moved them to the fridge.
• 8 if you wish to cook them right away you can skip step 7.
• 9 spread the coconut oil onto your patties and or cast iron skillet (or pan of your choice). i put the oil onto both so that the flour on the outside of the patty would dissolve into the oil more evenly wile cooking.
• 10 turn your burner to medium heat and let the pan warm up.
• 11 place the patties on the skillet and let cook for 5 minuets or until crispy and starting to turn a darker brown. flip your patty and repeat.
• 12 top your burgers with you favorite cheese (i would choose provolone) wile you toast your bread if you with to make a sandwich.
• 13 you could also cut the patties up and add them to a salad or burrito if you would like.
• 14 in my case i usually go with a whole wheat flax seed bread (toasted) topped with lettuce tomato onion and sriracha chili sauce! i was missing some toppings in the picture.
• 15 serve up and enjoy!