Houston's We Have a Veggie Burger

If you're a vegetarian, this is hands-down the best burger you'll have. Even meat eaters order this one at Houston's. The best thing about this burger is that it doesn't taste like a burger (I hate anything pretending to be meat), and it also doesn't taste like oats or bread between a bun. (Like so many other veggie burgers). This is not an exact recipe, but it's a version of what our chef friend from Houston's gave us. We have tweaked it to the recipe listed here using all of the Houston's ingredients. Careful with the Jalapeños or it can get way too spicy. Caution with the prunes too, or it can end up tasting like jam which is just gross. As for the glaze, we tend to wing it every time so if anyone has the units for this, let us know. The cooking time and temp is also something we just watch for each batch. So basically, these are delicious but still in progress. There is no egg in their recipe!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 15
• Yields: 15 patties

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup yellow onion, minced
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown rice
• 1⁄2 cup  oat bran
• 7 1⁄2 ounces  minced prunes
• 3 1⁄2 cups  garcia black beans
• 3⁄4 cup  black bean  juice
• 4  ounces  minced beets
• 1  dash  minced  jalapeno
• 1  tablespoon paprika
• 1  cup soy sauce
• 1  teaspoon honey
• 1  teaspoon hoisin sauce
• 1  teaspoon molasses

Directions

1. Makes 15 patties for freezing.
2. Mix everything with brown rice, then layer patties between parchment paper squares before marinating and grilling.
3. 1/4 teaspoon of minced jalapenos was enough for us, and we like spicy!
4. Bake at 375 and watch for time. We pull them out when they look right.
5. Glaze:.
6. Soy.
7. Honey.
8. Hoisin.
9. Molasses.
10. Dip let sit in marinade before grilling/baking.