Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burgers

Day 255

Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burger

Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burgers

Original recipe

I stuck to the recipe and it was fairly quick and easy, but there were a few steps. I used 3 jalapenos and blackened them (a bit too much, maybe) then scraped out the flesh. 

Jalapenos

I mashed 2 1/2 cups of the beans and then started chopping the pepper and shallot. Mixed everything just as the recipe said and they were super easy to form, and stayed together well.

Eggs, spices, oil, pepper, shallots, panko, 

cilantro & remaining beans

Mixed the mashed beans with the egg/panko/veggie mixture and was a nice texture for making patties.

Jalapeno Cream Cheese

The cooked jalapenos had to be diced then mixed with 1/2 package cream cheese (shown in above pic).

The recipe didn't really say how to fill the patties with the cream cheese mixture. I did the best I could and they turned out fine and didn't melt into the pan or anything. I think maybe I could have used more of it though.

Black bean burgers cooking

Reviews/Comments

These burgers were really good and held together well while cooking, but the buns we used were too small and the burgers fell apart while we were eating them. Also, the burgers had a really beany texture, so kind of mushy, rather than having a bite to them. They were nice and crispy on the outside, actually, it was just the inside that needed a nicer texture. The flavor was good after we added more salt. 

There is enough of the mixture for about 6 more of these, so we plan to incorporate some cooked diced mushrooms and 1/2 tsp more salt to them. Then they'll be perfect.

Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burger

I rated them an 8 1/2. Laura gives them an 8.