Ingredients
You will need (for four):
| For the burgers – | |
| 2x 400g cans of mixed beans, drained | £1.58 |
| 50g breadcrumbs | £0.30 |
| 2 tsp ground allspice | £0.10 |
| Few sprigs thyme, leaves only | £0.10 |
| 1 egg | £0.35 |
| 3 spring onions, sliced | £0.35 |
| Salt and pepper | £0.02 |
| For the pinepple sauce – | |
| 1x 227g canned, chopped pineapple in juice | £0.43 |
| 125g caster sugar | £0.19 |
| 175ml water | £0.00 |
| 4 tbsp white wine vinegar | £0.18 |
| 2 garlic cloves, crushed | £0.05 |
| 1/2 scotch bonnet chilli, roughly chopped | £0.08 |
| 2 tsp cornflour | £0.03 |
| Salt and pepper | £0.02 |
| 4 crusty white rolls | £1.20 |
| Total | £4.98 |
Method
Put the drained beans into a large bowl and roughly crush them with a masher or the back of a spoon.
Add all the remaining burger ingredients, except the egg, and thoroughly mix together.
Taste the mixture to check the seasoning and when you are happy crack in the egg, mix well and then form into burger shapes.
Put to one side while you make the pineapple sauce.
Drain the pineapple and then put into a saucepan with all the remaining ingredients except the cornflour.
Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring occasionally, and boil for around five minutes.
Mix the cornflour with a little water to make a paste and then mix this into the sauce.
Bring the mixture back to the boil then remove from the heat.
Blend the pineapple sauce until mostly smooth but with some pineapple chunks still left.
Put to one side to cool down.
Heat a grill to high.
Put the burgers onto some baking paper on a tray and then grill for a few minutes on each side or until hot throughout and crispy on each side.
Serve the burgers in the crusty rolls with a healthy dollop of pineapple sauce.
I was a little sceptical about how filling these Caribbean spicy bean burgers would be but because of the huge amount of beans they were incredibly satisfying. The burgers had a great meaty texture and a punchy flavour from the thyme and allspice. The sweet, vinegary, chilli sauce was my tropical answer to the ubiquitous tomato sauce that might normally be served. Using beans rather than meat does give this burger a slightly healthy tone but if you feel hard done by you can always serve it with some sweet potato wedges if you fancy.
They sound lovely, I prefer a veggie burger than an actual meat one. I think I shall be searching the pantry this weekend.
Its a lovely version of burger. I I am attracted to it and what more the tangy and mild spicy sauce.
I am feeling the awesome tropical vibes from my screen, I would love to try this burger 😀
Cheers
CCU
mmmm the flavors in this sound really amazing!!
Como me gusta esta receta de pan para mi desayuno,abrazos.
This burger is just fantastic! And the sauce..I would eat it alone 😀
the burgers are fantastic, caroline, especially with that sauce! how very clever of you. 🙂
Looks delicious Caroline, especially with that pineapple sauce, yummy. Totally agree about eating lots of vegetable dishes and limiting meat to a few meals that use cheap cuts of well-reared meat. It makes sense from an environmental and health point of view as well as saving money doesn’t it.
Oh Congrats on your radio spot – exciting news indeed!
A tasty lipsmackin’ burger to when you want a filling meat-free meal!
These sound delicious. I love healthy food that is so tasty too! Vohn x
That is a great idea. I have to try this. I should be really getting more into trying things again.
This looks delicious, especially with the pineapple sauce!
Yum!! Not sure what the conversion is in pricing but I bought a beautiful pineapple on the road side on our way back from a wedding this weekend. It’s got this written all over it!
This reminds me that I need to make it again soon.
Ooh, these look so good! What a unique combination!
I adore a good bean burger! And the flavors in this are ultra delicious. Such an affordable, filling meal.
I agree, humble doesn’t have to be hum drum! And the burgers look great!
Wow, you’re going to be on the radio?! Awesome! I love the idea of designing some budget meals. Very realistic for the everyday chef.
I bet the flavors are amazing in these burgers! I learned that I like bean burgers just recently 🙂
Such a nice recipe! This is really creative, and I love the flavors. Good job! And congrats on the BBC gig.
congrats on the radio show! sooo exciting! and these burgers are really creative – inexpensive, but so full of flavor! awesome job!
I love the sound of the burger and even better with the spicy pineapple! It looks delicious and on a budget, a must try recipe!