COMMUNITY COOKING WITH THE CO-OP

Need a new recipe? Join us!

Coos Bay Library has teamed up with Coos Head Food Co-op to provide safe, easy, and healthy recipes to create at home. Join us virtually on Zoom for this fun community event!

Monthly Event: Every Fourth Thursday!

For this month’s recipe, Coos Bay Library's own, Gene, will be featuring: BLACK BEAN SMASH BURGER

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Event is FREE and open to everyone!

Black Bean Smash Burger ingredients:

For the patties:

Black Beans (1 can)
Corn (1 can or frozen bag)
Red Onion
Cheddar Cheese – OPT – Vegan Cheese
1 small can container of Chipotle in Sauce (The sauce will be used more than the pepper itself, but both can be blended to create more sauce)
Salt & Pep (to taste)
Cumin
Paprika
(1 tbsp of spices its to flavor and taste)

Oil for cooking
Sweet Potatoes (1-3 will make enough for 4, depending on size, and how much you like fries)
Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper
Burger Buns (ideally Brioche or Potato)
Cucumbers (or Pickles) - 1 fair sized cucumber should give enough for 4
Arugula
Red Onion
Mayo
Siracha
Mustard

Optional:

Bacon or Bacon alternative
Avocado
Caramelized Onions
Mushrooms

Prep you can do before logging on to Zoom:

Rinse the beans
Pre-heat oven to 350
Put the beans in oven so that they cook up a bit and dry up
(Should take like 10-15 minutes)
Also add corn so it cooks up a bit

Roughly can make 4-6 burgers depending on size of patties.
This also depends on bun size.