Pinto Burgers
Main Ingredient: Cornmeal Oats Eggs

Course: Burgers Various Main Dishes

Dietary: Various vegetarian

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Pinto Burgers ingredients

  • 1 lb Dried pinto beans
  • 1 t Salt
  • 1 1⁄2 c uncooked quick-cooking oats
  • 1 med sweet onion -- diced
  • 1 4.5 oz. chopped green chiles -- drained
  • 2 large eggs (or substitute) -- lightly beaten
  • 1 1⁄4 c ketchup
  • 1 t garlic salt
  • 1⁄2 t Pepper
  • 3⁄4 c flour
  • 3⁄4 c White cornmeal
  • 1⁄2 c Vegatable oil
  • 16 Hamburger Buns
  • condiments of choice

Cooking Pinto Burgers

1. Place sorted beans in a Dutch oveni.
2. Cover with water 2-inches above beans and let soak for 8 hours.
3. Drain.
4. Cover with water 2-inches above beans.
5. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce hea t and simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 hours or until tender.
6. Add salt during last 30 minutes of cooking.
7. Drain and cool.
8. Coarsely mash beans.
9. Stiri oats and next 6 ingredients into beans.
10. Cover and chill 1 hour.
11. Sha pe mixture into 16 patties.
12. Stir together flour and cornmeal; dredge patties in mixture.
13. Heat 2 tbsp.
14. oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
15. Cook patties i n batches 3-4 minutes on each side, adding oil as needed.
16. Serve on hamburger buns with choice of condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, etc.