Easy bean burgers

YOU can turn sugar beans into a delicious burger! Yes, burger! Sugar beans are a wellknown source of protein. It has been said enough times that variety is the spice of life! One of the reasons people do not enjoy food especially made at home is repetition.

Today, we are beefing up (pun intended) the sugar beans using a simple but effective culinary weapon. Some great value, for me, of this particular condiment comes from how it is vegetarian friendly, which makes it a great partner for these bean burgers. Keep in mind that this condiment has no beef content in it of any nature.

The beefy burger sauce adds a lovely rich flavour (a bit tangy and sweet at the same time) to the patties. Drizzle some more when assembling the burger for ultimate enjoyment! Oh, Yum! Who dares look at sugar beans the same again after trying this out?

Ingredients

◆ 250g sugar beans (cooked);

◆ Half medium onion, finely chopped; ◆ Four tablespoons Beefy Burger sauce

plus extra for drizzling;

◆ One egg, beaten;

◆ Three teaspoons garlic;

◆ Four tablespoons breadcrumbs; ◆ One teaspoon salt;

◆ One teaspoon curry powder;

◆ Four tablespoons oil;

◆ Half cup flour for hand dusting

Directions

1.Get your ingredients together. Put the sugar beans in a bowl. Using a vegetable masher, mash the sugar beans leaving them a little bit lumpy.

2.Add the rest of the ingredients excluding the oil.

Mix until well combined.

3.Dust your hands with a little bit of flour. Spoon about two-and-half tablespoonsful of the mixture into your hands and shape into a patty. Place on a platter. Repeat process until mixture is finished.

4.Cover platter and refrigerate for 15 minutes, giving time for the flavours to marry.

5.After refrigeration time drizzle some oil on an oven tray or a pyrex dish.

Place the patties in the lightly greased tray and drizzle a bit more oil onto each one. Bake in oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 15 to 20 min. Enjoy!

Cook’s note

Alternatively, you may fry these in a pan if you wish. Taking care not to flip them too much as this may compromise the patty and it may disintegrate. —Zimbokitchen