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Black Bean Burgers

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Ingredients
  

  • 1-1/3 cups dry black beans or two cans of black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 onion
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tbs chili powder
  • 1 Tbs ground cumin
  • 1 Tbs garlic salt
  • 1 tsp hot sauce
  • 1 cup dry bread crumbs

Instructions
 

  • Prepare dry beans by soaking overnight in water with a dash of baking soda, then cook in slow cooker for eight hours on low with 6 cups of water
  • Prepare the brown rice by bringing rice and 1 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 50 minutes or until rice is tender.
  • Mash the black beans in a large bowl until thick and pasty.
  • Finely chop pepper, onion, and garlic and stir into the black beans.
  • When rice is done cooking put in a food processor and process until smoothish. Add rice and cheese to black bean mixture.
  • Whisk together spices with the eggs and hot sauce and stir into the bean mixture.
  • Stir in bread crumbs a little bit at a time until the mixture is sticky and holds its shape.
  • Make bean mixture into about 10 patties.
  • Preheat outdoor grill to high heat. Place a piece of lightly oiled aluminum foil on the grill. Grill the patties on the foil until browned and heated through, about 8 minutes each side…