Chipotle Black-Bean Burgers

By á-1088

Ingredients

• 1-3/4 cups cooked black beans (or 1 can, thoroughly rinsed), separated
• 1/2 onion, roughly chopped
• 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced, plus 1 T sauce
• 1/4 c chopped cilantro
• Juice and zest of 1/2 lime
• 1/4 t dried, ground chipotle pepper
• 1/2 t salt
• 1 cup cooked brown rice
• 3 T rice flour, plus more for dredging (see note)

Preparation

Step 1

Combine 1/2 cup black beans and the onion in a food processor and pulse until coarsely pureed. Place remaining beans in a bowl and coarsely mash with a potato masher or a fork. Add the bean-onion mixture to the mashed beans, and then fold in all the remaining ingredients. Let stand for 5-10 minutes, or overnight in the refrigerator.

Shape into 6 burgers approximately 3/4-inches thick. Dredge each burger in the rice flour on both sides (it’s a fairly loose mixture, so do this all very gently), and then cook in 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat in a skillet until golden brown, approximately 4-5 minutes per side.

top with fresh avocado or guacamole, some pico de gallo, a dusting of fresh cilantro



Note: Rice flour is easily found—and cheap—at supermarkets, But it’s very easy to make your own. Just grind up a few tablespoons at a time of your favorite rice in your spice grinder, and then sift it to remove the larger pieces.