Vegetarian Spicy Black Turtle Bean Burgers have added sweetcorn, Cheddar cheese, sriracha and coriander etc. So delicious, even meat eaters will love them!
The other day I came across a bag of black turtle beans that had recently gone out of date at the back of my cupboard.
I’d been sent them last year and at the time I created some delicious Flavours of Brazil Turkey Burgers with Bacon and Pineapple.
So a huge wave of guilt came over me for allowing the beans to languish unloved for all this time.
They looked in pristine condition so I decided that the best course of action would be to cook them all and then I could use them to make something and freeze the rest for another day.
So after a 12-hour soak, I boiled the beans up and after a busy day didn’t feel in the mood for cooking but knew I had to do something.
So I decided to make Spicy Black Turtle Bean Burgers as I’d made chickpea ones before which were delicious.
I started Googling recipes and just grew a little frustrated as they all seemed to mention frying onions first for 10 minutes and adding them to the burgers.
I wasn’t in the mood for a lot of fuss so decided to work on the principle that these were like Frikadeller which uses grated onion.
Then I just needed to add some flavour which came in the form of sweetcorn, sriracha sauce (a new favourite here), cayenne pepper and some chopped coriander.
To make these burgers extra yummy I decided to add some grated mature cheddar.
I was tempted to taste the raw mixture but as it contained raw egg I decided against it so had to wait until the burgers had cooked to know if they were any good.
Well, I needn’t have worried as my family loved them. My hubby even said he preferred them to beef burgers (a closet vegetarian perhaps)?!
I was going to put the rest of the beans in the freezer but I’ve been asked if we can have them again tonight which suits me as I have the rest of a large tin of sweetcorn to use up.
These burgers are so easy to make and much healthier than a beef burger! I know we will be having these often now as they’re such a hit.
Using a bag of beans is much cheaper than buying them tinned and I would advise cooking the whole bag up and freezing what you don’t use which saves on your fuel bill.
More Recipes Using Black Turtle Beans
I do hope you make these quick and easy Spicy Black Turtle Bean Burgers as I can’t recommend them highly enough and if you do cook up a whole bag of black turtle beans then here are some ideas of how to use the rest:
- Flavours of Brazil Turkey Burgers with Bacon & Pineapple
- Veggie Packed Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup
- Chipotle Black Bean Burgers
- Barbecue Beef Feijoada with Spicy Sweetcorn
- Vegetarian Encheladas
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Spicy Black Turtle Bean Burgers
Equipment
- 1 small glass bowl
- 1 small whisk
- 1 Chopping Board
- 1 cook’s knife
- 1 medium non-stick frying pan
- 1 set or measuring spoons
- 1 Garlic crusher
- 1 mini blender
- 1 Grater
- 1 plastic spatuler
Ingredients
- 400 g Cooked black turtle beans 200g raw weight (or just under 2 tins of black beans)
- ½ Egg lightly beaten
- ½ Red onion large, grated
- 2 Cloves garlic crushed
- 165 g Tin of sweetcorn
- 1 Slice of wholemeal bread whizzed into breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaf (cilantro) I used frozen
- 50 g extra mature Cheddar cheese grated
- 1 tbsp sriracha sauce or to taste hot chilli sauce
- ½ tsp cayenne Pepper
- Salt & Pepper
- flour for dusting
- 125 ml rapeseed oil
Instructions
- Put 300g of the beans in a bowl and blend to a paste with a stick blender (or use a food blender).
- Next mix in beaten egg and grated onion to loosen the mixture.
- The add all the other ingredients (except the oil) including the rest of the black beans and mix well with a wooden spoon until you have a large ball of paste.
- Divide the paste into 4 equal portions and make into patties on a well floured surface to coat the burgers.
- Heat the oil in a pan and fry for 5 – 8 minutes per side until cooked through and golden.
- Serve with extra sriracha sauce, burger buns and a salad.
Alison
Heavens they sound absolutely delish… Really must investigate whatever it is that is lurking at the back of my pantry too…x
Camilla
Thanks Alison, yes it happens to the best of us doesn’t it:-)
Ursula Hunt
Nice recipe for when we have a bbq
Camilla
I really think you need the oil to fry these in or they could be a bit dry on a BBQ but there is some cheese on there so who knows?
Jeanne Horak-Druiff
Mmm I love black beans! These burgers look heavenly (and I am glad to hear I am not the only one finding vintage dry goods in their pantry cupboards 😉
Camilla
Yes, cough, I really need to keep on top of my dry goods! Think I’ll be having a rice pudding day soon too!
Emily Leary
Oh my goodness, these looks absolutely wonderful. Definitely want to make these – I’m sick of supermarket veggie burgers that leave a lot to be desired!
Camilla
Thanks Emily, I’ve had Aldi veggie burgers which were good but now I’ve had these there’s no comparison:-)
Sally - My Custard Pie
Is there any difference between black beans (veggie teen loves em so recipe bookmarked) and black turtle beans?
Camilla
Sally I had to Google this and no apparently they are one and the same:-)
Sandi Gaertner (@sandigtweets)
What a beautiful recipe. I have never heard of a turtle bean.
Camilla
Thank you Sandi. They are more commonly known as black beans too after a surf of the internet!
Nadia
These burgers look amazing Camilla 😀 I’ve made loads of bean burgers before but haven’t tried black beans yet. Love the rich, dark colour they give 🙂 x
Camilla
Thank you Nadia, I am so pleased with them:-)
Sarah Maison Cupcake
I love anything with pulses, these look very tasty.
Camilla
Thanks Sarah, yes pulses rock:-)
Corina
They sound delicious and I love how crispy they look.
Camilla
Thank you Corina, I think the flour coating helped with the crispyness:-)
peter @feedyoursoultoo
I love making black bean burgers and yours look perfect. The consistency is there and the spice! Yum.
Camilla
Thank you Peter, goodness knows why I’ve left it so long but last year was the 1st time I was made aware of this bean!