This recipe has no name because it is something I came up with off the top my head when I came home from work Friday night. I worked late and had to be back to work early on Saturday morning. I was starving but didn’t really want to cook or to wait for a sandwich to be delivered from Erbert’s and Gerbert’s. A dilemma for sure. I had some cooked quinoa, buckwheat and rolled grains in the fridge from a failed savory porridge recipe early in the week. The idea to make the grains into a patty serve them as a “burger” with fries jumped into my head and I just ran with it. For a totally made up recipe, the patties turned out really well. Next time I make them I am going to serve them with melted cheese and pickled onion on top.
If you all have any ideas of a name for this recipe, please let me know because calling it the recipe with no name is kind of sad.
The Recipe with No Name
2 cups left over cooked grains
6 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1 tsp salt
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp oregano
2 TBS flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
In a bowl, combine the grains, onions, carrots, salt, basil, thyme, oregano, egg and flour. Mix everything until well blended. Heat a a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan. With a 1/4 cup measuring cup scoop a bunch of the grain mixture and gently pack it into the cup. Gently, empty the cup into the pan. Repeat for three more patties. Cook for 3-4 minutes and flip. Cook another 3-4 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon oil and repeat with remaining grain mixture. Serve.
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