Vegan Black Bean Burgers

What You Need To Make Vegan Black Bean Burgers

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed

• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed

• ⅓ cup chopped sweet onion

• ¼ cup minced green bell pepper (Optional)

• 1 tablespoon minced garlic

• 3 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha), or to taste

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

• 1 tablespoon warm water

• 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning )such as Old Bay)

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

• 2 slices whole-wheat bread, torn into small crumbs

• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

2. Mash black beans in a bowl. Add carrots, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; mix well.

3. Whisk chile-garlic sauce, cornstarch, water, chili powder, cumin, seafood seasoning, salt, and black pepper together in a separate small bowl.

4. Stir chile-garlic sauce mixture into black bean mixture; mix in bread crumbs. Stir flour, 1/4 cup at a time, into bean mixture until a sticky batter forms.

5. Spoon mounds of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, about a 3/4-inch thickness per mound; shape into burgers.

6. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked in the center and crisp on the outside, about 10 minutes per side.