- Panko, ~1c
- Flour, ~1/4c
- Black Beans, 2 cans
- Red Onion, 1 medium
- Egg, 1 large
- Fresh Crushed Garlic, ~1t
- Cumin, ~1T
- Secret Aardvark Sauce, 1 shitload
- Salt, 1/4t
- Toppings (Avocado, Bacon, Provolone, Red Pepper, Mayo, Onion Straws, Ketchup, Aardvark Sauce, Sour Cream, WHATEVA)
- Cooking Oil
Before you start, begin heating a pan to medium-high heat. Why wait later?
Make the base:
- Cut the red onion in half
- Put the one half of the red onion in a food processor
- Drain one can of drained black beans and put those in the food processor
- Put the egg in the food processor
- Blend it all up
Your pan is probably ready now
- Spray the pan with high-heat cooking oil (if you don't have spray, just spread it real thin)
- Toast that fuckin' panko
- Put the toasted panko in a bowl
If you're making the ULTRA-DELICIOUS VERSION (not vegetarian, less healthy too), start cooking some bacon in a pan now while you do other stuff. When it's time to fry the boigas, you'll fry them in the bacon grease. You'll need a good pool of oil, so you'll need to make a lot of bacon if you want to do this.
If you're making the vegetarian version, add a healthy layer (1/8-1/4 inch thick) of cooking oil to the pan.
Next, make the burger pattie mix:
- Finely dice the remaining half of the onion
- Add the diced onion to the panko in the bowl
- Add the other can of black beans, drained, to the bowl
- Add the garlic/cumin/salt/whatever spices to the bowl
- Add the blended base to the bowl, and STIR
- Add the flour to the bowl to thicken. If it's really runny, you can add more, but DO NOT ADD TOO MUCH OR THEY'LL BE GROSS PANCAKES
- Squirt a fuckload of aardvark sauce into that shit.
Form into patties, and drop into the now-hot oil. It should be nice and crispy and dark, but it's super gross if you burn it so keep an eye on it. Flip when done. It takes 3-5 minutes per side. Don't make them too thick or they won't cook through. About the size of a diner burger is good.
Drain on paper towels, then put on buns and add topings. Bacon, avocado, sour cream, aardvark sauce, and red peppers are my favorite toppings. Experiment.