Grainburgers Recipes

GREAT GRAIN BURGERS

Steps:

• Place the first 5 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 30 minutes. Remove to a bowl; cool slightly. Refrigerate, covered, until cold., Place egg substitute and cottage cheese in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in mushrooms, oats, onion, parsley and seasonings. Add mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese and rice mixture; mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or overnight before shaping., Shape 1/2 cupfuls of mixture into patties, pressing to adhere. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium heat; cook 4 patties until lightly browned, about 5 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining patties and oil. Serve on rolls, with toppings as desired.

PERFECT GRILLED BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Form ground beef (preferably chuck) into 6-ounce patties and make an indentation in each. Season the patties on both sides with salt and pepper. Lightly brush the grill grates with vegetable oil, then grill the patties, indentation-side up, until marked on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook until marked and slightly firm, about 3 more minutes for medium doneness. For cheeseburgers, top with 2 slices cheese during the last minute of cooking; cover the grill to melt.

JUICIEST HAMBURGERS EVER

Steps:

• Preheat grill for high heat.
• In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, evaporated milk, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, and garlic using your hands. Form the mixture into 8 hamburger patties.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill patties 5 minutes per side, or until well done.

GRAIN BURGERS

Steps:

• TOAST SEEDS AND SPICES:.
• Toast the sesame seeds for 2 minutes in a hot skillet, taking care not to burn them.
• Add the coriander, cumin, and chile powder and cook for 10 seconds longer, so that all spices are aromatic. Turn onto a plate to cool.
• PREPARE BEAN MIXTURE:.
• In a large bowl, mash the beans with a potato masher or fork, then add the rice and 1/3 cup wheat germ.
• PREPARE SCALLIONS AND GARLIC:.
• In a medium skillet, heat the oil over medium heat, and add the scallions, garlic, and toasted spices.
• Cook until softened, then remove from heat and add to the mashed bean mixture.
• PREPARE BURGERS:.
• Add salt and pepper to the mashed bean mixture, and mix well with hands.
• Shape into four 3/4-inch thick patties.
• Pour remaining 1/3 cup wheat germ on a plate, and press patties in it, coating both sides.
• Grill, broil, or saute patties for about 3 minutes per side, or until nicely golden.
• Serve burgers on pita breads, or buns, topped with tomato slices and lettuce or spinach leaves.

HAMBURGERS IN GRAVY

Steps:

• Dice onion.
• Combine all ingredients in lg bowl.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Preheat a nice heavy fry pan on med heat. I prefer a good cast iron pan as I think it adds to the flavor. Add a few table spoons of canola oil to coat the pan.
• Form ground beef mix into tennis ball size patties, slightly flattening before placing into hot fry pan. Patties will sear nicely in the hot pan, turn over after 4 minutes or so. I like to really brown them on both sides. Don't worry if they sick a little -- it adds to the gravy. After browning to desired color, remove from pan and place in appropiate sized roaster. finish browning all beef mixture, adding slight amounts of oil as needed.
• After all are browned, add 2 cans of beef broth to drippings in fry pan. Heat to boiling.
• In the mean time place 1/2 cup of flour, Wondra gravy flour works best, in a x-large coffee mug, add cold water while mixing with a fork. Mixture should be thick like a milk shake. Add salt and pepper -- don't be afraid to use the pepper.
• Slowly add to boiling beef broth and dripping mixture in fry pan, wisking constantly, scraping up the bits stuck to the pan, re heat to boiling and reduce to simmering. allow to cook for 5 minutes to eliminate raw flour taste.
• Pour through a strainer over hamburgs in roasting pan and place in oven. Reduce heat to 275 and allow to bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• My family loves it served with mashed potatoes, canned corn and biscuts.