Vegan Burger – My own recipe

So I made this up all by myself, and didn't follow any recipe or look at any beforehand, totally winged it after glancing at a few meaty recipes. It is lush – the best burger I've had. I am a fussy vegan 🤣 – my wife also said it was amazing. Have done this recipe twice.

Makes two huge fat burgers, we're talking 5" wide and 1.5" thick.

For the burger:

·        2 Shallots

·        1 inch garlic concentrate or a few cloves that have been crushed

·        1 white onion

·        Large pinch of Paprika (to taste)

·        Large pinch of Chilli Powder (to taste)

·        1 tsp some mixed herbs

·        1 tsp of dried sage

·        1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast

·        250g vegan mince

·        2 tablespoons of polenta

·        A few cracks of black pepper

·        1 slice of un-toasted bread zinged up into breadcrumbs

·        150ml of Aquafaba whipped

·        Oil for cooking

1. Heat a little oil in a pan, finely dice the shallots and white onion, cook with the garlic, till they are translucent.
2. Place all the burger ingredients (except for what 'inside of the burger') in a bowl and mix with a spoon to begin with as will be hot then by hand and squish together to get the aquafaba into everything
3. Place burger mixture in fridge, this helps the mixture firm up.

For inside of the burger:

·        Burger buns

·        Some cheddar cheese

·        Ketchup

·        Whole grain mustard

·        Mayo

·        2 red onions

·        Vegan bacon

1. Heat a little oil in a pan, caramelise the red onion for at least 20 mins but don't let them burn
2. Cook the vegan bacon

Cooking

1. Make into burger patties – I used the ring only of a burger press – cook however you want. If oven then add a little oil before mixing.
2. Cook burgers, place cheese on top on last flip
3. Reheat the onions/bacon if needed
4. Toast buns (air fryer is best
5. Eat!

My first post on this group. If you can improve it please let me know!