From: Clinton Ebadi
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 20:29:27 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: html update
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html update
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diff --git a/Black Bean Burgers.html b/Black Bean Burgers.html
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@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
Prepare Canned Beans
-Sauteed Herbs and Vegetables
+Prepare Vegetables
Combine!
@@ -51,17 +51,23 @@
Cook
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+Pan Frying
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-TODO
+Grilling
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Ingredients
Combine the basic bean patty with a binder of your choosing, and add a
@@ -78,7 +84,12 @@ Basic Bean Patty
816g after draining
689g after drying in oven
-1-2 tbsp sesame oil (for frying patties)
+Sesame oil (for frying patties)
+
+
+- For coating patties, mix 3 tbsp sesame oil with 1 tsp toasted
+sesame oil
+
or
@@ -96,17 +107,24 @@ Binder
- 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten
- 1/2 cup panko flakes
+- Optional, for grilling or flavor: 4 tbsp tahini
Mix panko flakes and vital wheat gluten together.
+Tahini can be added if you want to make these a lot fattier. I leave
+it out when pan frying because I am trying to eat a bit lighter and I
+don't find that it has an earth-shattering effect on flavor. However,
+when grilling the tahini is essential as it also makes the patties
+extremely sticky and robust, and without it they are just slightly too
+crumbly to cook directly on a grate.
+
Spices
-- 2tbsp olive oil (for sauteing onions)
-- 1/2 large white onion
+- 1/2 large white or red onion
- 2 Serrano peppers
- 1 habanero pepper
- 1 Sweet bell pepper (red, orange, yellow — doesn't matter)
@@ -114,6 +132,8 @@ Spices
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1/2 tbsp maras biberi flakes or aleppo pepper flakes
- 3/4 tsp dried ground ginger
+- 1/2 tsp MSG
+- 1/2 tsp fine grained sea salt
If you want this to be less spicy, either the habanero or Serrano
@@ -121,6 +141,9 @@ peppers can be left out (If I had to choose, I'd drop the Serrano
peppers as I find a habanero pepper complements the sweet bell pepper
more, unless you can get ripe Serrano peppers).
+The MSG really puts these over the edge. Without it, they can be a bit
+"thin" tasting.
+
@@ -133,30 +156,35 @@ Prepare Canned Beans
bit.
-- Preheat oven to 350°F
+- Preheat oven to 350°F (convection oven to 325°F)
- Drain beans, discarding liquid. Don't rinse.
-- Spread beans on foil lined baking sheet with sides
+- Spread beans on half sheet pan lined with foil or parchment.
- Place in oven for ~15 minutes
-If using beans cooked from dry beans, this can probably be skipped?
+I use a convention oven at 325°F and the beans dry a bit more
+consistently than with the convection fan off. The beans usually take
+about 15 minutes to dry on a darkish pan, but I found with a brand new
+(shiny and bright) aluminum pan I had to increase the drying time by
+around five minutes.
-Sauteed Herbs and Vegetables
+Prepare Vegetables
- Dice white onion
- Dice bell pepper
- Mince hot peppers and garlic
-- Retain half uncooked of onions/peppers/garlic uncooked. Drain
-while sauteing other half.
-- Saute onion, peppers, and garlic with olive oil until onions are
-lightly browned
-- Squeeze in paper towel after cooled to drain any excess moisture
-and oil. Do the same for the uncooked vegetables (gently).
+- Separately wrap onions and bell pepper in paper towels and gently
+squeeze to drain some excess moisture. Too much moisture from the
+bell pepper especially can make the burgers a bit soggy.
+Since these are just getting mashed into a patty and don't need to be
+pretty, I just run the onions and bell pepper through a few pulses in
+a food chopper.
+
Combine!
@@ -166,37 +194,58 @@ Combine!
to help diffuse the spices more consistently).
Mash beans to desired consistency in a mixing bowl. Mostly paste
with some partially mashed beans is good.
-Mix in garlic, peppers, and onions
-Mix in binder
+Mix in minced garlic and hot peppers
+Mix in onions
+Mix in bell pepper
+Mix in panko/gluten binder
+If using tahini, mix in last
-Grab a ball of the mixture and form into a patty. It should be almost
-as robust as a murder burger so should be able to handle being
-squished into whatever shape by hand.
+Grab a ball of the mixture and form into a patty, making sure to work
+it a bit (which I think makes the gluten link into strands and binds
+things together better). It should be almost as robust as a murder
+burger so should be able to handle being squished into whatever shape
+by hand.
Cook
+
+Pan Frying
+
-- Pan fry over medium-high heat for ~4 minutes per side (until
-outside is browned and a bit crispy). Cooking spray or oil will be
-needed to keep it from burning. Brushing the burgers with sesame
-oil works well (one side at a time, just before putting into pan
-and just before flipping).
+- Preheat pan with a couple tablespoons of sesame oil
+- Brush one side of patty with sesame oil + toasted sesame oil
+mixture
+- Placing oiled side down, pan fry over medium-high heat for ~3
+minutes.
+- Oil top of patty, flip, pan fry additional three minutes
+- Flip patty, add more oil to pan (1Tbsp should be enough), reduce
+heat to low, cover. Cook two minutes per side.
+
+Grilling
+
+It is important to make these with tahini when grilling.
+
+
+- Build decent charcoal fire
+- Brush one side of patty with sesame oil + toasted sesame oil
+mixture
+- Brush grate with vegetable oil
+- Placing oiled side down on grate, cover grill (with vents open, to
+keep high heat) and cook for two minutes
+- Oil top side of patty, flip, cook additional two minutes covered
+- Flip patty, cook additional two minutes per side covered
+
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-TODO
+Internal temp should hit around 180°F and the patty should develop a
+nice char.
-Increased onion and garlic, not sure if more dry spices are also
-needed.
-At least needs more cumin... taste is a bit "empty". Thinking that
-cumin should be doubled. Maybe add some ground pistachios or even a
-bit of tahina as well.
@@ -225,13 +274,9 @@ bit of tahina as well.
-
Last Modified:
- May 9, 2019
+ March 15, 2020