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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The Veggie Burger for the person who doesn't like veggie burgers














Ingredients (9 burgers)
Package with appx 20 button mushrooms
2 tbs flour
1/4 cup of rolled oats
1/2 ts paprika
1 ts garlic powder
1 ts cumin
1 1/2 ts salt
1 ts pepper
150 g cream cheese
70 g white cheddar cheese (shredded)
2 Eggs

Oil for pan frying

Directions
Wash the mushrooms and then separate them into two halves. With one half pulverize in a blender or (if you need to take out some aggression) with a hammer. If you use the hammer method make sure to put the mushrooms in a freezer bag first. With the second half use a kitchen knife and cut the mushrooms into 3 mm diameter pieces. So, the second half should still be small pieces, but not pulverized. These larger pieces will offer some texture to the burger. Remember the mushrooms are the "meat" of this burger.

Once the mushrooms are prepared you can add the rest of the ingredients to form a batter.

It will honestly not be the prettiest batter:













This is OK. Remember real hamburgers can be messy before they are cooked.

Once the batter is mixed place a heaping tablespoon onto a liberally greased frying pan. Once the batter has been placed into the pan, pat it down a little to form a "patty".

Wait for the bottom to before golden brown and then flip to cook the other side.

I normally cook 2 at a time.

This was one of my burgers which had just been added and patted down:











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Here it is again after being flipped:














Once both sides are golden/ dark brown, you are ready to eat.

Here is my finished product. I used a fresh baked flat bread (cut into rounds) for my buns, but you can use a traditional burger bun if you prefer.












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