Deborah's veggie burgers/juicers

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, " Deborah Pageau " <dpageau@d...>

wrote:

> >If you have lots of time, you can always make Deborah's

> veggie burgers (she posted the >recipe here on the list) and

> freeze them...I didn't follow her recipe exactly and ended >up

> having to add a bunch more rice flour to thicken them up..they

> turned out like >veggie pancakes. Tasted good in my opinion.

> Lots of work involved, but worth it!

> Hey Dan's-The-Man!

> How's it going?? I've been wondering how you are lately!

> :-))

> Did you decide to skip the step of squeezing the liquid from

> the squash? :-) Skipping that step would cause that problem.

 

DEBORAH!!! YOU'RE STILL HERE!!! YIPEE!!! Actually I squeezed the squash and

got NOTHING out of them. I also didn't see the part about soaking the lentils

(it was lentils right???) and then grinding them up. I just cooked

them...producing lots of liquid that ended up in the overall mix.

Actually....there may be something else that changed the overall mix....

 

I first made them for a vegan brunch that I help set-up about a month ago. I

had been searching the archives of this list for recipes...most of the ones I

found were for 4 servings. Some how I got it in my head that I would need to

double the recipe for the burgers if we were expecting 10 people for this event.

After grating 4 pounds of squash and cooking an entire bag of lentils a friend

called. " I can't believe how much squash this takes! And it's only going to

make 8 burgers! " I read her the ingredient list and she pointed out that it

seemed like a lot...that's when I saw the little note, " makes 24 burgers. " I

was in the process of making 48 burgers! Oops...so my proportions may have been

off when I tried to take only half of the squash and lentils....but people still

liked them!

 

> Lately, I've discovered a cool short-cut, time-saver for

> making those burgers by putting the 2 lbs of squash through the

> juicer. That totally dries the squash pulp. I added the dry

> pulp to the recipe and then re-added just a little of the squash

> juice as necessary. It saves lots of time and effort, and makes

> it easier to control the moisture content.

> I use the left-over juice to make the buckwheat flat-breads

> that I use as buns for the burgers, so it all gets used. :-)

> Deborah

 

Ok. Need some info. What is a juicer used for exactly? How effective is it?

How much are they? What should I look for if I want one??

 

dan

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>DEBORAH!!! YOU'RE STILL HERE!!! YIPEE!!!

(Happy hugs all 'round)

 

>Actually I squeezed the squash and got NOTHING out of them.

Ah. Well, maybe it was just really dry squash. :-) Out of

2 lbs of grated squash, I usually get about a cup of liquid.

 

>I also didn't see the part about soaking the lentils (it was

lentils right???) and then >grinding them up. I just cooked

them...producing lots of liquid that ended up in the >overall

mix.

Ah. Yah, cooked lentils would have a completely different

effect on the burgers. That sounds to me like the major

difference right there.

I find that using soaked and still raw beans/peas are the

ticket for making firm, hold-together burgers of any type. The

legumes get cooked when baking in the oven after being formed

into patties.

 

>Actually....there may be something else that changed the

overall mix....<snip> >Oops...so my proportions may have been off

when I tried to take only half of the >squash and lentils....but

people still liked them!

(laughing) I think it was probably the cooking of the lentils

that was the main difference.

 

 

>Ok. Need some info. What is a juicer used for exactly?

They are machines that use centrifugal force to separate pulp

and juice.

>How effective is it?

It really depends on the brand. Some are much better than

others.

>How much are they?

Well, I got mine at the Thrift Store a few years ago for

about $6. It is an ACME. (I always think of the Road Runner and

Willy Coyote when I say that!) It works great, much better than

than the Kenwood I paid hundreds of dollars for. :-)

>What should I look for if I want one??

Here's a webpage that has information on lots of different

types, plus some pointers on buying one in the advice section.

http://www.rawtimes.com/juicers.html

I don't use it often, but it sure is handy sometimes.

Deborah