Close-up of a black bean patty with diced onion and peppers in toasted bread

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Vegan Black Bean Burgers

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These black bean burgers are fully plant-based: no egg and no cheese hold them together. The job is done instead by cornstarch mixed with a little warm water, crumbs of whole-wheat bread and flour added a quarter cup at a time until the mixture turns into a sticky batter that keeps its shape.

The flavour comes from the vegetables and the spice. Mashed black beans are mixed with grated carrot, sweet onion, green bell pepper and garlic, then seasoned with chile-garlic sauce, chili powder, cumin and seafood seasoning, which adds celery salt and paprika notes without any seafood. Spoon the batter onto a greased baking sheet in mounds about three quarters of an inch thick and shape them there, since the mixture is too soft to form by hand. They bake at 350°F for about ten minutes a side, until crisp outside and cooked through.

Ingredients

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Black beans1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
Carrot3 baby carrots, grated
White onion0.33333334326744 cup chopped sweet onion
Bell pepper0.25 cup minced green bell pepper
Garlic1 tablespoon minced garlic
Hot sauce3 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®), or to taste
Cornstarch1 tablespoon cornstarch
Water1 tablespoon warm water
Chili powder1 teaspoon chili powder
Cumin1 teaspoon ground cumin
Seafood seasoning1 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
Salt0.25 teaspoon salt
Black pepper0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
Bread2 slices whole-wheat bread, torn into small crumbs
All-purpose flour0.75 cup unbleached flour, or as needed

Recipe

1
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease a baking sheet.
2
Mash the black beans in a bowl, then mix in the carrots, onion, bell pepper and garlic.
3
In a small bowl, whisk the chile-garlic sauce with the cornstarch, water, chili powder, cumin, seafood seasoning, salt and black pepper.
4
Stir the sauce into the beans, then the bread crumbs. Add the flour 1/4 cup at a time, stirring after each addition, until the mixture turns into a sticky batter.
5
Spoon mounds of the batter onto the baking sheet, each about 3/4 inch thick, and shape them into burgers.
6
Bake for about 10 minutes per side, until cooked through and crisp outside.

Original recipe and photos: Allrecipes