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Tofu, chestnut, black bean burger

Thu, 14 December 2017

Tofu, chestnut, black bean burger

(Quantities below make 8 burgers )

Into a food processor add:

1 tin of drained black beans 

1/2 packet of smoked tofu or any firm tofu of choice 

250g of cooked chestnuts or chestnut purée

1 chopped red onion. 

Blitz to a burger type consistency 

Season mix with the following:

Salt/pep

Garlic powder

Rosemary 

Thyme

Parsley 

Ground cinnamon

Squeeze of ketchup

Spoon of whole grain mustard 

Porcini dust and chilli flakes as additional extras for a boost 

Finally to help bind add:

Panko flakes

Pumpkin seeds 

Shape into burgers and onto a baking tray

Ideally pop them in the fridge for an hour or two 

Into the oven at 200c for 35 min and Voila!

Mulled wine cranberry and date sauce-

In a pan heat the following:

120g sugar, 100ml of orange juice, a tsp of ground cinnamon, clove and ginger.

When it begins to bubble add approx 350g of fresh cranberries and about 10 finely chopped pitted dates 

Bring to the boil reduce to simmer and let it do its thing!

I always add a pinch of salt and pep and a teeny tiny bit of hot sauce

De glaze the pan with a nice splash of dry red wine or port.

Remove from the heat when the mix becomes gooey and jam like

Delicious! 

Adjust seasoning to your liking 

My mums potato stuffing:

Peel and chop potatoes 

Pop into a saucepan with water

Bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer and leave to cook through 

Drain and get mashing with almond milk or tinned coconut milk and oodles of vegan spread

Season with salt, pep, thyme and parsley

Add some finely chopped shallots 

Using an ice cream scoop divide into rounds on an oil baking tray and press down to flatten into patties.

20 min at 180c. 

You can also just bake all this mix in a tray and have as a sharing dish of stuffing I just adapted this for the burger.

Brussel sprout hazelnut mix-

Top and tail b sprouts

Finely grate or blitz in a food processor

Sauté in a pan with a splash of tinned coconut milk, garlic powder, finely

chopped hazlenuts, salt/pep and a little ginger ale! Optional but the sugar and ginger kick are amazing with the sprouts  

Other fillings that I added when constructing the burger:

Moodley manor bad ass bacon 

Moodley manor 3am garlic mayo

Local leaves and bread rolls 

Violife vegan cheese slices 

Watch how it's made below:

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