Guest guest Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 It is my opinion that the patties with the best 'texture' are those made with added chopped nuts, sauteed mushrooms, onion, TVP and ground flax seed. All of these ingredients mixed with your favorite beans, rice or lentils will give the texture that is most like the frozen ones you buy. Especially mushrooms and nuts. Some Vegetarians and Vegans dislike mushrooms in the patties because they often have a texture much like the 'M' word. Any kind of mushroom will work but they do need to be sauteed first and cooked down to where there is no liquid. The most successful way to form the pattie and make it 'stick' together is to Not Mash ingredients but as the others have mentioned finely chop instead of mashing. If you eat eggs, they work best to hold any pattie mixture together. But you don't need them to make a perfect pattie. You can always make a 'loaf' with your ingredients and slice it for sandwiches. This works best for those who don't want to fry their patties in oil. 'Rolling' the pattie in a little flour, or fine corn meal makes a crispy outer coating when the pattie is fried. I use seasoned Masa flour to coat my patties before frying or baking. Deanna in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Thanks, Deanna. With all the hints I have been getting, I may come up with the Perfect Burger. Sue ---- genny_y2k 8/31/2007 9:11:58 PM Pattie-Burger Success It is my opinion that the patties with the best 'texture' are those made with added chopped nuts, sauteed mushrooms, onion, TVP and ground flax seed. All of these ingredients mixed with your favorite beans, rice or lentils will give the texture that is most like the frozen ones you buy. Especially mushrooms and nuts. Some Vegetarians and Vegans dislike mushrooms in the patties because they often have a texture much like the 'M' word. Any kind of mushroom will work but they do need to be sauteed first and cooked down to where there is no liquid. The most successful way to form the pattie and make it 'stick' together is to Not Mash ingredients but as the others have mentioned finely chop instead of mashing. If you eat eggs, they work best to hold any pattie mixture together. But you don't need them to make a perfect pattie. You can always make a 'loaf' with your ingredients and slice it for sandwiches. This works best for those who don't want to fry their patties in oil. 'Rolling' the pattie in a little flour, or fine corn meal makes a crispy outer coating when the pattie is fried. I use seasoned Masa flour to coat my patties before frying or baking. Deanna in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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