pumpkin black bean burgers and pumpkin tots

[Zippylip]

I know this barely qualifies as postable here but it was too tasty not to. The cook includes a black bean pumpkin burger with grilled onions & spicy mayo with a side of pumpkin tots served with vanilla bourbon cream.

The victim:

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Made a few pies last night then popped the halved pumpkin on the stone to bake:

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Removed the skin:

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Riced half of it:

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Spread onto a towel lined pan:

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Press overnight with weight to squeeze out as much moisture as possible:

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The next day, it’s quite dry:

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Blend in a little flour & pumpkin spice:

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Onto plastic wrap:

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Roll into dowels & into the fridge:

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For the burgers, take the un-riced part of the pumpkin & slice into small cubes then mix together with a basic black bean burger concoction then form into patties:

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Fry the burgers:

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Cut the dowels into tots & deep fry:

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Serve:

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Happy almost Autumn

[Mo-Dave]

I am sure the burgers were good, but would really like to give the tots a go, thanks.
Dave

[Jason TQ]

I really like black bean burgers and that looked banging!

[jeffreywp1]

Its postable!

[silverfinger]

Never seen anything like it.
Looks good to me! I might have to try them pumpkin tots as well!
Thanks for posting this!

[grc_42]

See something new every day here...

[Fwismoker]

Looks like a fun meal!

[Grimm5577]

Man that looks like a great Fall/seasonal dish! have you tried it with any other squash?

[KC Transplant]

I never would've thought of either one and I want to try both now. Those tots look awesome.

[1buckie]

I have sweet taters in the kitchen to make up tots already.....might could also give the pumpkin a go....Thanks for the post-up !!!

[Zippylip]

Man that looks like a great Fall/seasonal dish! have you tried it with any other squash?

I have not tried it with any other kind, but I'm sure it would work well with any of them. Squash in general is higher in moisture than potato so I've found it necessary to press a lot of it out, even then the final product is still not as dry as a potato tot would be. Regardless it's good but does have a different texture, very light, almost disappears when you bite into it

[Mo-Dave]

Ouestion for you Zippylip, what is the white sauce for the tots?
Dave

[Zippylip]

Ouestion for you Zippylip, what is the white sauce for the tots?
Dave

Dave, it's vanilla bourbon creme. My favorite micro-brewery in town serves it with sweet potato fries & it's incredible, so much so that I played around with it until I successfully duplicated it. Pretty simple, the base is mayo to which you add (in varying amounts depending on taste) vanilla, bourbon, and sugar. If you want to try it I would say for a rough estimate begin with a cup of mayo then add a tablespoon of sugar & a teaspoon each of bourbon & vanilla. Mix it well then taste, tweaking to your liking. The primary flavor of the original is vanilla, you can easily over-bourbonize if not careful :mrgreen:

[1buckie]

I have not tried it with any other kind, but I'm sure it would work well with any of them. Squash in general is higher in moisture than potato so I've found it necessary to press a lot of it out, even then the final product is still not as dry as a potato tot would be. Regardless it's good but does have a different texture, very light, almost disappears when you bite into it

What got me goin' on the tots was awhile back me & some of my Weber Kettle buddies did a quick meetup to exchange some goods & went to grab a bite at a slider place across the parking lot (Davis, CA,)

They had sweet tater tots that were VERY crispy, kinda on the spicy side & very good !!!

Seemed the crunch was almost all the way thru & I'm still trying to figure out how they did that......they were also very orange, which leads to the possibility they were actually yams, not real sweet taters......

[Mo-Dave]

Dave, it's vanilla bourbon creme. My favorite micro-brewery in town serves it with sweet potato fries & it's incredible, so much so that I played around with it until I successfully duplicated it. Pretty simple, the base is mayo to which you add (in varying amounts depending on taste) vanilla, bourbon, and sugar. If you want to try it I would say for a rough estimate begin with a cup of mayo then add a tablespoon of sugar & a teaspoon each of bourbon & vanilla. Mix it well then taste, tweaking to your liking. The primary flavor of the original is vanilla, you can easily over-bourbonize if not careful :mrgreen:


I don't really drink much bourbon or have any on hand, but I have spiced rum, vodka, Canadian whiskey a sampler size bottle of fireball cinnamon whiskey, and baileys cream. If that is all you had which would pick?
Dave

[Zippylip]

I don't really drink much bourbon or have any on hand, but I have spiced rum, vodka, Canadian whiskey a sampler size bottle of fireball cinnamon whiskey, and baileys cream. If that is all you had which would pick?
Dave

Sorry for the delay, I'm not a hard alcohol drinker at all but I'd say given those choices I think the whiskey would be closest in flavor to bourbon, though spiced rum might be an interesting twist too. Seems vodka wouldn't really add flavor & cinnamon doesn't sound all that appetizing for this sauce... Baileys, pour that on some ice cream :heh::heh: