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Thai Burgers with Peanut-Cilantro Sauce

Patties - Soy - -

INGREDIENTS

12 oz / 350 g drained firm tofu
2 cups black beans, cooked and drained
3/4 cup quick cooking oats, uncooked
1/2 cup red onions, finely chopped
1/2 cups carrots, grated
1 t ginger root, grated
2 t soy sauce
2 t brown sugar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 to 2 t red pepper flakes to taste
Vegetable oil for brushing
Flour for dusting
1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
Peanut-Cilantro Sauce
3 T crunchy peanut butter
3 T lemon juice
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves

METHOD

Mash the tofu in a large bowl. Add beans, oats, onion, carrots, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, garlic and pepper flakes. Mix well then mash until the mixture reaches a uniform consisitancy and holds together. Form mixture into 6 to 8 patties. Brush both sides of the patties with oil and dust with flour. Prepare the grill by brushing the rack with oil. Cook the patties for 4 minutes on each side.

Peanut-Cilantro Sauce

Blend peanut butter and lemon juice then mix in the cilantro.

Serve the patties on toasted buns and top with the peanut-cilantro sauce and cucumber slices.

NOTES

From: "The Giant Book of Tofu Cooking" by K. Lee Evans & Chris Rankin.

posted by T5NF

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