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I remember when she was younger and lived at home or staying
with us briefly between moves and buying the Morningstar or other Vegan brands
of burgers. On sale, I could buy Morningstar in a box of 4 for $3.50. I think
the Aldi brand was around $2.49. Both adequate, but a little "boxy"
tasting. I've experimented with using canned beans and spices, with and without
oat for moderate success. Her's though were truly tasty. She does a couple
things for cost savings and flavor that I have not done and there lies the
difference I believe. She uses ground oat flour, but ground herself in her food
processor. She also buys dried black beans and prepares them herself, later
using in recipes or added to salads.
Black
Bean and Brown Rice Burgers
- 1.5 cup black beans prepared from dried beans ($.52)
- 1 cup of brown rice bag was around ($.50 prepared)
- 2 Tbs tomato paste ($.24)
- 1 to 1.5 cups Oats grounded into flour around $.24) for tub
- Water as needed
Add in any spices or
garlic preferred. Also, if you want to bulk up with more vegetables, add chopped onions, carrots and celery. 'll estimate
$.50 total based on options individuals might choose.
Ground the oats into flour
first and add other ingredients. Add in water slowly to help mix, don’t want it
runny.
Shape into patties and
cook for 10 min at 350° then flip and cook for 10-15 more minutes.
I am estimating high at
$2.00 for 6 medium, or four very large burgers. With sweet potatoes wedges,
essentially one each, one was plenty of the medium size, leaving her four for
lunches or a quick meal on the go.
I've never been a fan of veggie burgers, having only ever had frozen, but hers look delicious!
ReplyDeleteThings like grinding oats into flour, or soaking and cooking dried beans are not that time consuming. Sure, it might not be feasible to do with each recipe, but I figure I can soak a bag of black beans overnight, slow cook it the next day, divide it into containers and store it in the refrigerator, giving me beans for at least 5 different recipes in less time than it would take to get to the store and back. After the initial work (which is no work at all, as the only hands on time is pouring the beans in the slow cooker to soak, then rinsing, and starting the slow cooker) it's actually quicker to grab a dish from the refrigerator for burritos than to open a can with the opener!
That's exactly her mindset. I can learn a lot fomr the younger generation. And you are correct-these are not like the often card board tasting patties in the freezer. They always remind me of Nando's in the UK.
DeleteI have had some veggie burgers I like and some, well, not so much. I do think homemade burgers are much better than the boxed variety though. Plus the boxed ones are generally made of soy while the homemade ones are usually black beans which just taste better.
ReplyDeleteHer's had a nice texture, hearty and not mealy. She doesn't use much soy in her diet.
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