Cornmeal Crusted Black Bean Burger Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add black beans, rice, corn, seasonings, and egg. Using a potato masher, mash the ingredients until thoroughly mixed together.
• Once mashed, add the bread crumbs and mix to combine.
• Take a quarter of the mixture and shape it into a patty using your hands. Repeat with the remaining mixture to create four patties.
• In a pan, heat a small amount of oil over medium heat. Add the patties and cook for 4-5 minutes, flip, top with a slice of pepper jack, and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
• Place patties on buns, and top with sliced tomato, red onion, avocado, and fresh salsa.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• In a large bowl, microwave black beans for 1 minute, or until softened.
• Add roasted red peppers, garlic, cayenne, cumin, and salt. Mash until black beans are finely mashed.
• Add cornmeal and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Using a ½ cup (120 ml) measuring cup, portion 5 patties from the mixture. Place onto a lightly greased parchment paper-lined sheet pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until firm and browned, flipping over halfway through.
• Serve burgers with your favorite fixins.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, garlic, jalapeno pepper, and oregano until onions are translucent, 8 to 10 minutes. Cook and stir red bell pepper and corn into onion mixture until red bell pepper is tender, 2 to 4 more minutes.
• Mash black beans in a large bowl. Stir vegetable mixture, bread crumbs, chili powder, cilantro, cumin, and salt into mashed black beans. Divide mixture into 4 patties and coat both sides of each patty with flour.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook patties until browned, 5 to 8 minutes on each side.

Steps:

• Mix black beans, egg, red bell pepper, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, and hot sauce in a large bowl with your hands until evenly mixed.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Divide mixture into 1/3 cup portions; shape into 3-inch burgers.
• Spread cornmeal into the bottom of a shallow dish.
• Press the burgers into the cornmeal to coat both sides.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook burgers in hot oil until the center is hot, about 8 minutes per side.

Steps:

• Whisk cornmeal with 1 1/2 cups cold water.
• In a medium saucepan, bring 2 1/2 cups water, salt, and pepper to a boil.
• Gradually stir in cornmeal mixture. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring often, until very thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat; stir in butter until melted.