Canada Day Feature Recipe

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Canada Day Feature Recipe: Rice Recipe, Brown Rice Cuban Burgers

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Celebrating Canada Day?

Considering a meatless dining foods?

How about entertaining family and friends in your backyard?
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Well, we have found a healthy rice recipe - flavourful burgers, ideal for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.

Brown Rice Cuban Burgers

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​Here goes the Rice Recipe, Brown Rice Cuban Burgers:

• 2 cups gluten-free vegetable or chicken broth 500 ml
  
• 1 cup U.S. long grain brown rice 250 ml
  
• 1/4 cup safflower oil (or a light flavoured cooking oil), divided 50 ml 1/2 cup finely diced red onion 125 ml 1/2 cup finely diced red pepper 125 ml
  
• 1/2 cup finely diced mushrooms 125 ml
  
• 1 clove garlic, minced 1
  
• 1 tsp each, ground cumin and coriander 5 ml 1/2 tsp each,
  
• coarse salt and red pepper flakes (less if desired) 2 ml
  
• 1/2 cup gluten-free seasoned breadcrumbs 125 ml
  
• 1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed well 250 ml
  
• 2 oz Queso or crumbled feta 60g
  
• 1 egg, lightly beaten 1

In saucepan, bring broth and rice to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until all liquid has been absorbed, about 40 minutes. Let cool slightly.

In skillet, heat 1 tbsp (15 ml) of oil over medium-high heat. Cook red onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in red pepper and mushrooms and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin, coriander, salt and red pepper flakes and cook one minute.

Scrape onion mixture into the bowl of a food processor. Add breadcrumbs, cooked brown rice, black beans, queso or feta and egg and pulse until combined.

Using wet hands (will help mixture from sticking), form into ½ cup (125 ml) patties.
Cook in batches in a large, non-stick skillet over medium low heat, using 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the oil at a time until golden brown, about 6 to 8 minutes per side.

Serve on gluten-free buns with dill pickle slices and a yogurt cilantro sauce (and some extra Queso if you’re feeling decadent).

Makes 6 burgers.

Tip: Add 1/4 cup (50 ml) of chopped fresh cilantro to the burger mixture for added flair. Use regular breadcrumbs instead of gluten-free breadcrumbs if you prefer.

PER SERVING: about 270 cal, 7 g pro, 12 g total fat (2 g sat fat), 34 g carb, 4 g fibre, 40 mg chol, 200 mg sodium. %RDI: iron 8%, calcium 6%, vit A 15%, vit C 35%

Source: USA Rice

Food Blog Post: 6/28/2013

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