Bean Burgers.
I tend to make loads and freeze them , its the closes thing we have to fast food...
The amounts are basic... I also use a 2 litre jug as a measure,
Soak enough dried beans (I use a mix of borlotti and black eyes beans) to one third.... ish fill a 2 litre jug, when fully soaked this will almost fill the jug... I tend to soak over night at least!
Bring to the boil then simmer till soft.
Drain, (save the cooking water) put beans into large mixing bowl, using hand wizzer blend roughly, I leave about a third of the beans whole for texture.. add a beaten egg, a good couple of handfulls of oats, maybe more... depends how wet your mixture ends up... a couple of ounces of good strong grated cheese, a small tin of sweetcorn, a tablespoon or so of seseme seeds a medium onion finely chopped, a real big dollop of soya sauce, and chopped mixed herbs (whatever ones you like) I tend to use parsely, coriander and of course garlic... a good two or three heaped tablespoons of plain flour, at this stage if its dry add a little of cooking water, it will firm up when you leave it to cool anyway...
Leave to cool well, prepare large tray lined with greaseproof paper, put well seasoned flour into a dish, take a dollop, I use a table spoon , and roll in seasoned flour, shape with hands to desired size and put on baking tray , fill tray with as many as poss, and freeze.
These can then be put into bags when solid... fry with a little olive oil and onions when needed, they only take a few mins...
¨**** I put the leftover bean cooking water into a pan, add chopped onion, chopped carrot, a stock cube, any other leftover veggies I have, A hand full of small elbow pasta, simmer till soft, and season to taste...
Veggie soup for lunch...
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