How to make bean burgers

Simple bean burger recipe practical demonstration - perfect for teaching in a 1 hour lesson in school or for setting as home learning

Miss Hurst and Mrs Goodwin demonstrate how to make bean burgers

Quantity for 4 burgers

Ingredients and process;

1 small onion
1 tin butterbeans
100g cheese (any type)
1tbsp oil
1 egg
aprox. 100g plain flour
aprox. 100g breadcrumbs
herbs and spices

1. Preheat oven to 200°C
2. Crack egg onto plate or tray and whisk with a fork
3. Set up plates or trays in order; flour, egg, breadcrumbs
4. 1tbsp oil in cold pan or wok
5. Very finely dice onion (Brunoise) using sharp knife and green chopping board. Remember bridge and claw!
6. Tip onion into cold pan of oil, turn hob onto medium/high heat and sauté (heat whilst stirring every so often until onion is soft)
7. Whilst onion is cooking, drain tin of butter beans
8. Mash butter beans with potato masher
9. Check onions - they should be finished
10. Add mashed butter beans, grated or crumbled cheese and herbs and spices to wok or saucepan with the sautéed onions
11. Mix thoroughly
12. Use a knife to split the mix into 4 equal parts
13. Wash hands then use to mould burgers and place on greaseproof paper
14. Oil a baking tray ready for the bean burgers
15. Panné - use the ‘dry hand/wet hand’ method. Take each burger and coat in first the flour, then the egg then the breadcrumbs and place onto the greased baking tray
16. Spray or brush a little oil over the top of the burgers then place in the middle of your preheated oven to cook for 20-25mins - check halfway through cooking to see if they need turning.

Share this bean burger video as a demonstration for your class;
https://youtu.be/l2xZDNQM-RU