Simple Black Bean Burgers

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained, rinsed, & dried
• 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into small pieces (or just grate it)
• 1/2 onion, grated
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste (i use the indian brand mother's recipe look for a sort of stringy paste or grate your own)
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 3 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2-2 cups plain breadcrumbs (cups-eyeball it)

Recipe

• 1 if baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c), and lightly oil a baking sheet.
• 2 place a paper towel in bowl and put rinsed beans inside (this is important dry beans help this stick together).
• 3 in a medium bowl, mash black beans with a fork until thick and pasty.
• 4 in a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic. then stir into mashed beans. (i use my grater when this is not an option).
• 5 in a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, black pepper, and cumin.
• 6 stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. divide mixture into 4-8 patties depending your size preference for me 1/2 a can of beans makes 4 small sized patties. i prefer the baked version.
• 7 if baking, place patties on lightly prepped baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side.
• 8 if frying lightly coat pan with oil and fry on medium low heat until browned and crispy.