Black Bean Burgers

Live-Blogging from 676 W and Flat Iron Kitchen

(7:15) DW- Hot damn, I'm hungry!
(7:15) PH- Yea, me too!!!!! Want to go out to eat at that place that was on Kitchen Nightmares? I hear it's better now...
(7:15) DW- Yea, it's better now. But it's also expensive now.
(7:15) PH- Hmmm (still wanting to try it)
(7:16) DW- Let's wait and make something in my kitchen.
(7:16) PH- What do you have?
(7:16) DW- Well, there are potatoes, dill weed, black beans, spaghetti, a little black olive tapenade, broccoli rabe and a questionable tomato.
(7:16) PH- Want to go out to eat?
(7:17) DW- Naw, let's see what we can do
(7:38) ***Cab Calloway song Everybody eats at my house plays in the background...***
(7:38) DW- These black beans are great! A 29oz can for only $1.19! And half of a jalepeno for only 25 cents! And 4 cloves of garlic, half a cup of flour, half of an onion, half of a carrot, and half of a celery stalk, salt & pepper to taste which only cost 80 cents! That's realllllllly cheap.
(7:38) PH- I'll say! Can you mash up those beans in a mixin' bowl? Don't worry about straining the tasty juice goop. Mash em good and add salt, pepper and half a cup of flour.
(7:39) DW- Can do chief! While I'm doing that, can you dice the jalepeno, onion, carrots and celery really finely and sautee them in olive oil for 4 minutes. Then, mince the garlic and add it to the pan for a hot minute. Add some salt and pepper too.
(7:44) PH- Now that the jalepeno mirepoix is soft, I'll add it to the beans you just mashed and mix them together.
(7:44) DW- I'll wash my hands for food safety!
(7:45) DW- Now that my hands are clean, I'll separate this bean mess into five equal shares. Heat up 2 Tablespoons of Vegetable Oil (valued at 20 cents) in a wide iron skillet or sauce pan.
(7:47) DW- I just flicked some water into the pan and it danced, so it must be ready. My hands are clean and a little wet, so this bean mess won't stick too bad. I'll shape the beans so they look oddly like hamburgers and slap them into the skillet, which is on medium heat.
(7:48) PH- Awesome. In the meantime, I'll clean this pot so the goop doesn't harden. Clean as you go!
(7:55) DW- Uh-oh! Better flip these burgers quick, so they don't burn..
(7:55) PH- I'll toast some cheap ass wheat bread that only costs 5 cents a slice (BOGO manager's special!) and cut some thin slices of ACME cheddar cheese that is worth 10 cents. Where's your ketchup, DW?
(8:03) DW- Hot damn these burgers are delicious!
(8:03) PH- Yea, and they're cheap too!
(8:10) DW- We probably should not have eaten all 5 of those things... so filling. At lease the whole bunch only cost $2.49...
(8:11) PH- Let's go listen to some banjo music at random tea room.
(8:11) DW- Let's!