See how good that looks?! We got the recipe from this website through Pinterest.
I knew pretty much immediately that I would not be going through the ordeal of making fries without my trusty deep fryer which is currently in storage in Virginia. Also I sometimes feel like I'm the only person who doesn't care for sweet potato fries so I wasn't too disappointed that I wouldn't be making them for this burger.
The recipe called for cannellini beans which they didn't have at the store. A quick google search told me that navy beans, cannellini beans, and northern beans were in the same family. While this may or may not be true, I didn't really have much of a choice and went with the white navy beans.
The need to soak beans overnight is annoying. I never think that far ahead. I tried soaking for less than two hours which while surprisingly effective, was not effective enough. Google to the rescue! Apparently you can cook them in the oven as a soaking alternative. I covered the beans so there was about 1 inch of water over them and cooked them at 400F (I think) for about an hour and a half. Ta-da! There was still an excess of water in the pot so Mom had to drain them a bit, but still easier than remembering to soak them the night before.
Cooked quinoa freaks me out. It looks like tiny eyes. I thought red quinoa would be different. I was horribly mistaken. It was worse.
Mashing the beans… I should have gotten this result with the black bean burgers.
They held up so much better than the other burgers.
Super crispy! Forgot to put the cheese on and cover the pan though. Oops! I put some in the toaster oven and overcooked the rest in the pan to melt the cheese.
Guess my parents thought the onions and cheese weren't enough toppings
Is this really the only picture we took of the onions?? Well, they took a really long time to make. We used only half an onion because that was a really huge onion and about half the beer the recipe called for. I was adding a very small amount at a time and it was going well and then I lost patience and started added more at a time and it stopped drying up quickly so I stopped adding the beer. More for me to drink!
This was a pretty good recipe and fairly easy to put together. I really loved how the patties were so cohesive and I didn't have to worry about them falling apart while cooking. As for the recipe's claim that they rival beef burgers.. I have to say I disagree. They were good, but not THAT good. There's just something about the greasiness of a beef burger that can't be rivaled by quinoa. Definitely try this one if you're into veggie burgers. Maybe more salt, oil and spices would have helped. Let me know how it is with the fries...
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