Korean BBQ Veggie Burgers with Kimchi Slaw
 
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Spice up burger night with these Korean BBQ veggies burgers! Make a homemade gochujang sauce (Korean BBQ), and top your burgers with a tangy kimchi slaw!
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Korean
Serves: 6 burgers
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup short grain brown rice
  • 1½ cups water
  • ½ cup pecans
  • 8 oz mushrooms, diced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 TBS each: rice vinegar and reduce sodium soy sauce
  • 1 cup cooked/canned chickpeas
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • ¾ cup bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup flax seed meal
  • ¼ tsp each: cumin, salt, red pepper flake
  • 1 large egg, beaten
BBQ Sauce
  • 2 TBS each: sriracha and miso
  • 2 tsp molasses
Slaw
  • 1 cup red cabbage
  • ¼ cup prepared kimchi
Burgers
  • 6 whole wheat buns, toasted
  • Mayo, for serving (optional)
Instructions
  1. Cook rice in 1½ cups water until tender and sticky. Always use freshly cooked rice as it is sticky.
  2. Toast pecans in a skillet. Transfer to a food process and process until their are no large chunks left.
  3. Remove pecans and process mushrooms until diced. Alternatively, you can dice the mushrooms by hand.
  4. Add mushrooms and onion to the skillet and cook until the mushrooms release their liquid. Mix in rice vinegar and soy sauce. Cook stirring until all the liquid is absorbed.
  5. Smash chickpeas using a fork, or by pressing them flat with a plate or cutting board.
  6. Mix together pecans, mushroom mixture, smashed chickpeas, garlic, bread crumbs, flaxs eed meal, cumin, salt, and red pepper flake. Taste test mixture and adjust seasoning as necessary. Mix in egg.
  7. Form the mixture into 6 patties. Cook patties until golden brown on each side in a skillet, 6-8 minutes.
  8. Meanwhile, mix together sauce ingredients. Set aside.
  9. Mix together slaw ingredients. Set aside.
  10. Toast buns in the skillet, top with a smear of Korean BBQ sauce, a burger patty, and some kimchi slaw.
  11. Serve with mayo to add moisture and a creamy texture.
Notes
While rice cooks, prep all of your ingredients, like onions, mushrooms, and pecans.
Recipe by Alison's Allspice at https://www.alisonsallspice.com/korean-bbq-veggie-burgers-with-kimchi-slaw/