My husband and I love this delicious patty from one of our favorite eateries in Austin, P.Terry's Burger Stand. This was quite easy to reverse engineer, once I found the ingredients on their website. I think the secret is the cheese. It adds great texture and binding.
2 cups cooked short-grain brown rice
2 cups black beans
1 cup old-fashioned oats
10 oz mushrooms sliced
1/2 cup onion, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
sea salt and pepper to taste
Combine the rice, beans, and oats in a food processor bowl and pulse a few times until beans are roughly choppped. Pour into a large bowl and set aside.
Heat oil in a skillet and cook onions and mushrooms on medium heat until onions are transluscent (5-7 minutes). Add to food processor bowl and pulse until roughly chopped. Add to rice mixture in larger bowl.
Add seasonings, cheeses and parsley, and mix well. Refrigerate until chilled.
Preheat oven to 350 and grease a baking sheet. Form 8 patties with the chilled mixture and place on baking sheet (I like to shape them with a 6-oz ramekin and flatten them on the baking sheet; makes them really pretty and uniform). Bake for 30 minutes, flipping after the first 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
