Houston's Restaurant Copycat Veggie Burgers

From: Chef #1321059

On Jul 11, 2009

Recipe is great. Just needed a couple modifications (which I'm going to still work on) 1 cup (instead of 1/2 cup breadcrumbs) 2 eggs (instead of 1) Adding 1 tbsp. honey did wonders for the flavor Also, I would recommend roasting the onions and the beets before adding. This helped maintain consistency.

From: Wild Thyme Flour

On Jun 5, 2009

I loved this recipe but changed some things to make sure that the patties won't fall apart. I used a whole egg instead of the egg white, intead of the oat bran I used 3 tbsp oats ( we dont get oat bran here). I also cooked the onion so that they won't release more water into the pattie and make it fall apart. The other thing I changed was using short grain rice because that is all I happened to have at home. The patties cooked beautifuly and my DH didn't notice that he was eating a veggie burger until I told him. I think they were superb and hope this information will help you perfect it. THANKS CLAIRE

From: headchef

On Aug 11, 2005

Houston's lied to you, Chef #226412---They do use chopped beets. I used to make the veggie burgers when I worked prep there. Brown rice, oat cereal, chopped black beans, salt, pepper, fresh garlic, jalapenos, white onion. The glaze is honey, soy, hoisin, and molasses. it gets dipped before grilling and held in the marinade before cooking.

From: Chef #856170

On Jun 7, 2008

I had been looking forward to trying this recipe after a friend told me about it. I really liked it! I did a few things differently... I wanted to make them vegan, so I substituted the egg white for 1 tablespoon white rice flour and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Also, substituted the bbq sauce with hoisin sauce. I sauteed the beets and onions, with some fresh garlic, before mixing them into the bean mixture. I then chilled the mixture for a few hours before forming the patties, and baked them on 350 for 25 minutes. After they cooled, then I grilled as described in the recipe. I served them on a whole wheat bun grilled in coconut oil, and topped the patty with sauteed onion slices and vegan Monterrey Jack. YUM!!! Next time I will need more binder, as they held well together, but were rather soft to bite into. My friend mentioned that the original posted recipe required quite a bit more egg white to hold together. Great recipe. I will def make these again. THANKS!!!