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    <h1>Black Bean Burgers</h1>
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<dt>
<a href="#sec1">Ingredients</a>
</dt>
<dd>
<dl>
<dt>
<a href="#sec2">Basic Bean Patty</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec3">Binder</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec4">Spices</a>
</dt>
</dl>
</dd>
<dt>
<a href="#sec5">Directions</a>
</dt>
<dd>
<dl>
<dt>
<a href="#sec6">Prepare Canned Beans</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec7">Prepare Vegetables</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec8">Combine!</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec9">Cook</a>
</dt>
<dd>
<dl>
<dt>
<a href="#sec10">Pan Frying</a>
</dt>
<dt>
<a href="#sec11">Grilling</a>
</dt>
</dl>
</dd>
</dl>
</dd>
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Ingredients</h2>

<p class="first">Combine the basic bean patty with a binder of your choosing, and add a
spice blend. Quantities for the binder and spices here are based on
one unit of bean patty mixture.</p>

<h3><a name="sec2" id="sec2"></a>
Basic Bean Patty</h3>

<ul>
<li>850g black beans cooked (2x425g cans no salt added black beans),

<ul>
<li>816g after draining</li>
<li>689g after drying in oven</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Sesame oil (for frying patties)

<ul>
<li>For coating patties, mix 3 tbsp sesame oil with 1 tsp toasted
sesame oil</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>or</p>

<ul>
<li>700g cooked from dry beans</li>
</ul>

<p>Makes six to eight patties.</p>


<h3><a name="sec3" id="sec3"></a>
Binder</h3>

<ul>
<li>1/4 cup vital wheat gluten</li>
<li>1/2 cup panko flakes</li>
<li>Optional, for grilling or flavor: 4 tbsp tahini</li>
</ul>

<p>Mix panko flakes and vital wheat gluten together.</p>

<p>Tahini can be added if you want to make these a <em>lot</em> 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.</p>


<h3><a name="sec4" id="sec4"></a>
Spices</h3>

<ul>
<li>1/2 large white or red onion</li>
<li>2 Serrano peppers</li>
<li>1 habanero pepper</li>
<li>1 Sweet bell pepper (red, orange, yellow &mdash; doesn't matter)</li>
<li>8 cloves garlic</li>
<li>1 tbsp cumin</li>
<li>1/2 tbsp maras biberi flakes or aleppo pepper flakes</li>
<li>3/4 tsp dried ground ginger</li>
<li>1/4 tsp MSG</li>
<li>1/2 tsp fine grained sea salt</li>
</ul>

<p>If you want this to be less spicy, either the habanero or Serrano
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).</p>

<p>The MSG really puts these over the edge. Without it, they can be a bit
&quot;thin&quot; tasting.</p>


<h2><a name="sec5" id="sec5"></a>
Directions</h2>

<h3><a name="sec6" id="sec6"></a>
Prepare Canned Beans</h3>

<p class="first">Stolen from <a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/03/the-best-black-bean-burger-recipe.html">Serious Eats</a>, canned black beans should be dehydrated a
bit.</p>

<ol>
<li>Preheat oven to 350°F (convection oven to 325°F)</li>
<li>Drain beans, discarding liquid. Don't rinse.</li>
<li>Spread beans on half sheet pan lined with foil or parchment.</li>
<li>Place in oven for ~15 minutes</li>
</ol>

<p>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.</p>


<h3><a name="sec7" id="sec7"></a>
Prepare Vegetables</h3>

<ol>
<li>Dice white onion</li>
<li>Dice bell pepper</li>
<li>Mince hot peppers and garlic</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ol>

<p>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.</p>


<h3><a name="sec8" id="sec8"></a>
Combine!</h3>

<ol>
<li>Mix dry spices before and beans in bowl <strong>before</strong> mashing (this seems
to help diffuse the spices more consistently).</li>
<li>Mash beans to desired consistency in a mixing bowl. Mostly paste
with some partially mashed beans is good.</li>
<li>Mix in minced garlic and hot peppers</li>
<li>Mix in onions</li>
<li>Mix in bell pepper</li>
<li>Mix in panko/gluten binder</li>
<li>If using tahini, mix in last</li>
</ol>

<p>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.</p>


<h3><a name="sec9" id="sec9"></a>
Cook</h3>

<h4><a name="sec10" id="sec10"></a>
Pan Frying</h4>

<ol>
<li>Preheat pan with a couple tablespoons of sesame oil</li>
<li>Brush one side of patty with sesame oil + toasted sesame oil
mixture</li>
<li>Placing oiled side down, pan fry over medium-high heat for ~3
minutes.</li>
<li>Oil top of patty, flip, pan fry additional three minutes</li>
<li>Flip patty, add more oil to pan (1Tbsp should be enough), reduce
heat to low, cover. Cook two minutes per side.</li>
</ol>


<h4><a name="sec11" id="sec11"></a>
Grilling</h4>

<p class="first">It is important to make these with tahini when grilling.</p>

<ol>
<li>Build decent charcoal fire</li>
<li>Brush one side of patty with sesame oil + toasted sesame oil
mixture</li>
<li>Brush grate with vegetable oil</li>
<li>Placing oiled side down on grate, cover grill (with vents open, to
keep high heat) and cook for two minutes</li>
<li>Oil top side of patty, flip, cook additional two minutes covered</li>
<li>Flip patty, cook additional two minutes per side covered</li>
</ol>

<p>Internal temp should hit around 180°F and the patty should develop a
nice char.</p>


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	18	<h1>Black Bean Burgers</h1>
	19	<div class="contents">
	20	<dl>
	21	<dt>
	22	<a href="#sec1">Ingredients</a>
	23	</dt>
	24	<dd>
	25	<dl>
	26	<dt>
	27	<a href="#sec2">Basic Bean Patty</a>
	28	</dt>
	29	<dt>
	30	<a href="#sec3">Binder</a>
	31	</dt>
	32	<dt>
	33	<a href="#sec4">Spices</a>
	34	</dt>
	35	</dl>
	36	</dd>
	37	<dt>
	38	<a href="#sec5">Directions</a>
	39	</dt>
	40	<dd>
	41	<dl>
	42	<dt>
	43	<a href="#sec6">Prepare Canned Beans</a>
	44	</dt>
	45	<dt>
8dec68f5	46	<a href="#sec7">Prepare Vegetables</a>
3c59982c	47	</dt>
	48	<dt>
	49	<a href="#sec8">Combine!</a>
	50	</dt>
	51	<dt>
	52	<a href="#sec9">Cook</a>
	53	</dt>
8dec68f5 CE	54	<dd>
	55	<dl>
	56	<dt>
	57	<a href="#sec10">Pan Frying</a>
	58	</dt>
3c59982c	59	<dt>
8dec68f5	60	<a href="#sec11">Grilling</a>
3c59982c	61	</dt>
3c59982c	62	</dl>
8dec68f5 CE	63	</dd>
	64	</dl>
	65	</dd>
	66	</dl>
3c59982c	67	</div>
	68
	69
8dec68f5	70	<!-- Page published by Emacs Muse begins here --><h2><a name="sec1" id="sec1"></a>
3c59982c	71	Ingredients</h2>
	72
	73	<p class="first">Combine the basic bean patty with a binder of your choosing, and add a
	74	spice blend. Quantities for the binder and spices here are based on
	75	one unit of bean patty mixture.</p>
	76
	77	<h3><a name="sec2" id="sec2"></a>
	78	Basic Bean Patty</h3>
	79
	80	<ul>
	81	<li>850g black beans cooked (2x425g cans no salt added black beans),
	82
	83	<ul>
	84	<li>816g after draining</li>
	85	<li>689g after drying in oven</li>
	86	</ul></li>
8dec68f5 CE	87	<li>Sesame oil (for frying patties)
	88
	89	<ul>
	90	<li>For coating patties, mix 3 tbsp sesame oil with 1 tsp toasted
	91	sesame oil</li>
	92	</ul></li>
3c59982c	93	</ul>
	94
	95	<p>or</p>
	96
	97	<ul>
	98	<li>700g cooked from dry beans</li>
	99	</ul>
	100
	101	<p>Makes six to eight patties.</p>
	102
	103
	104	<h3><a name="sec3" id="sec3"></a>
	105	Binder</h3>
	106
	107	<ul>
	108	<li>1/4 cup vital wheat gluten</li>
	109	<li>1/2 cup panko flakes</li>
8dec68f5	110	<li>Optional, for grilling or flavor: 4 tbsp tahini</li>
3c59982c	111	</ul>
	112
	113	<p>Mix panko flakes and vital wheat gluten together.</p>
	114
8dec68f5 CE	115	<p>Tahini can be added if you want to make these a <em>lot</em> fattier. I leave
	116	it out when pan frying because I am trying to eat a bit lighter and I
	117	don't find that it has an earth-shattering effect on flavor. However,
	118	when grilling the tahini is essential as it also makes the patties
	119	extremely sticky and robust, and without it they are just slightly too
	120	crumbly to cook directly on a grate.</p>
	121
3c59982c	122
	123	<h3><a name="sec4" id="sec4"></a>
	124	Spices</h3>
	125
	126	<ul>
8dec68f5	127	<li>1/2 large white or red onion</li>
3c59982c	128	<li>2 Serrano peppers</li>
	129	<li>1 habanero pepper</li>
	130	<li>1 Sweet bell pepper (red, orange, yellow — doesn't matter)</li>
	131	<li>8 cloves garlic</li>
	132	<li>1 tbsp cumin</li>
	133	<li>1/2 tbsp maras biberi flakes or aleppo pepper flakes</li>
	134	<li>3/4 tsp dried ground ginger</li>
cbc297bf	135	<li>1/4 tsp MSG</li>
8dec68f5	136	<li>1/2 tsp fine grained sea salt</li>
3c59982c	137	</ul>
	138
	139	<p>If you want this to be less spicy, either the habanero or Serrano
	140	peppers can be left out (If I had to choose, I'd drop the Serrano
	141	peppers as I find a habanero pepper complements the sweet bell pepper
	142	more, unless you can get ripe Serrano peppers).</p>
	143
8dec68f5 CE	144	<p>The MSG really puts these over the edge. Without it, they can be a bit
	145	"thin" tasting.</p>
	146
3c59982c	147
	148
	149	<h2><a name="sec5" id="sec5"></a>
	150	Directions</h2>
	151
	152	<h3><a name="sec6" id="sec6"></a>
	153	Prepare Canned Beans</h3>
	154
	155	<p class="first">Stolen from <a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/03/the-best-black-bean-burger-recipe.html">Serious Eats</a>, canned black beans should be dehydrated a
	156	bit.</p>
	157
	158	<ol>
8dec68f5	159	<li>Preheat oven to 350°F (convection oven to 325°F)</li>
3c59982c	160	<li>Drain beans, discarding liquid. Don't rinse.</li>
8dec68f5	161	<li>Spread beans on half sheet pan lined with foil or parchment.</li>
3c59982c	162	<li>Place in oven for ~15 minutes</li>
	163	</ol>
	164
8dec68f5 CE	165	<p>I use a convention oven at 325°F and the beans dry a bit more
	166	consistently than with the convection fan off. The beans usually take
	167	about 15 minutes to dry on a darkish pan, but I found with a brand new
	168	(shiny and bright) aluminum pan I had to increase the drying time by
	169	around five minutes.</p>
3c59982c	170
	171
	172	<h3><a name="sec7" id="sec7"></a>
8dec68f5	173	Prepare Vegetables</h3>
3c59982c	174
	175	<ol>
	176	<li>Dice white onion</li>
	177	<li>Dice bell pepper</li>
	178	<li>Mince hot peppers and garlic</li>
8dec68f5 CE	179	<li>Separately wrap onions and bell pepper in paper towels and gently
	180	squeeze to drain some excess moisture. Too much moisture from the
	181	bell pepper especially can make the burgers a bit soggy.</li>
3c59982c	182	</ol>
3c59982c	183
8dec68f5 CE	184	<p>Since these are just getting mashed into a patty and don't need to be
	185	pretty, I just run the onions and bell pepper through a few pulses in
	186	a food chopper.</p>
	187
3c59982c	188
	189	<h3><a name="sec8" id="sec8"></a>
	190	Combine!</h3>
	191
	192	<ol>
	193	<li>Mix dry spices before and beans in bowl <strong>before</strong> mashing (this seems
	194	to help diffuse the spices more consistently).</li>
	195	<li>Mash beans to desired consistency in a mixing bowl. Mostly paste
	196	with some partially mashed beans is good.</li>
8dec68f5 CE	197	<li>Mix in minced garlic and hot peppers</li>
	198	<li>Mix in onions</li>
	199	<li>Mix in bell pepper</li>
	200	<li>Mix in panko/gluten binder</li>
	201	<li>If using tahini, mix in last</li>
3c59982c	202	</ol>
3c59982c	203
8dec68f5 CE	204	<p>Grab a ball of the mixture and form into a patty, making sure to work
	205	it a bit (which I think makes the gluten link into strands and binds
	206	things together better). It should be almost as robust as a murder
	207	burger so should be able to handle being squished into whatever shape
	208	by hand.</p>
3c59982c	209
	210
	211	<h3><a name="sec9" id="sec9"></a>
	212	Cook</h3>
	213
8dec68f5 CE	214	<h4><a name="sec10" id="sec10"></a>
	215	Pan Frying</h4>
	216
3c59982c	217	<ol>
8dec68f5 CE	218	<li>Preheat pan with a couple tablespoons of sesame oil</li>
	219	<li>Brush one side of patty with sesame oil + toasted sesame oil
	220	mixture</li>
	221	<li>Placing oiled side down, pan fry over medium-high heat for ~3
	222	minutes.</li>
	223	<li>Oil top of patty, flip, pan fry additional three minutes</li>
	224	<li>Flip patty, add more oil to pan (1Tbsp should be enough), reduce
	225	heat to low, cover. Cook two minutes per side.</li>
3c59982c	226	</ol>
	227
	228
8dec68f5 CE	229	<h4><a name="sec11" id="sec11"></a>
	230	Grilling</h4>
	231
	232	<p class="first">It is important to make these with tahini when grilling.</p>
	233
	234	<ol>
	235	<li>Build decent charcoal fire</li>
	236	<li>Brush one side of patty with sesame oil + toasted sesame oil
	237	mixture</li>
	238	<li>Brush grate with vegetable oil</li>
	239	<li>Placing oiled side down on grate, cover grill (with vents open, to
	240	keep high heat) and cook for two minutes</li>
	241	<li>Oil top side of patty, flip, cook additional two minutes covered</li>
	242	<li>Flip patty, cook additional two minutes per side covered</li>
	243	</ol>
3c59982c	244
8dec68f5 CE	245	<p>Internal temp should hit around 180°F and the patty should develop a
8dec68f5 CE	246	nice char.</p>
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