veggie burger win

We learn from our mistakes over here (veggie burger fail) so this attempt uses those lessons learned to persist in developing a perfect veggie burger. This track backs off from the fake cheese and does not bother cooking beans and rice as whole entities which are then processed to mush, a situation that risks burning out a perfectly good stick blender. Instead, the whole dry beans and dry rice are processed first as coffee beans are processed to granules then cooked heavily seasoned in water as polenta. Then nuts and seeds processed separately in the miniature processor that came with the replacement Kitchenaid™ immersion blender, along with tofu for moisture are added separately. The thick mixture is fried in a non-stick pan as a hamburger and topped with real cheese. It is delicious. 

I believe that any dry bean will do, any rice will do, I suppose brown rice would be best, and any combination of spices will do. I ran low on walnuts because I was munching them raw while they sat there on the countertop in a bowl and combined them with pecans because that is what I had. Then sunflower seeds processed the same way with tofu. A slice of real cheese was broken into the mixture because that is what the owner of The Spot uses at Hermosa Beach, except she uses soy-cheese to maintain her vegetarian creds. 

*  1/2 cup dry white beans (cannellini beans this time, but they can be anything) processed to powder

*  1/2 cup rice processed to powder

*  1 teaspoon madras curry powder

*  3/4 teaspoon garlic powder

*  1 teaspoon coriander powder

*  1/2 teaspoon cumin

*  1/2 teaspoon kosher salt flakes

*  1/4 teaspoon crushed black pepper

*  2 cups boiling water

The powder mixture is whisked slowly into the boiling water. Not all the powder was used. I'd say there is about 1/2 cup dry powder remaining unused. It cooks fairly immediately.

*  1/4 cup nuts processed to tiny bits

*  1/2 cup sunflower seed processed to bits with 1/3 container of tofu.

*  1 slice of cheese 

These ingredients are added to the cooked mixture. The mixture thickens considerably. The mixture is spooned onto a non-stick pan and fried to crisp the outside without drying out the interior. Topped with another slice of cheese, covered to melt. Served with any topping of your choice, here the ingredients for a guacamole unprocessed to actual guacamole, with mixed lettuce.