Serves: 4

Vegan Hot & Spicy Burger With BBQ Beans

Vegan Hot & Spicy Burger With BBQ Beans

Time: 45 Minutes

Calories: 684 per serving

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 pack Quorn Vegan Hot & Spicy Burgers

FOR THE BBQ RELISH:

  • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • ½ onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 230g small can of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp. tomato puree
  • ½ tbsp. brown sugar
  • ½ tbsp. brown sauce
  • A few drops of Tabasco sauce
  • 1 tbsp. white wine vinegar
  • ½ tbsp. English mustard
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

FOR THE BARBECUE BEANS:

  • 400g cooked canned beans of your choice, butter beans, cannellini, pinto or a mixture, drained and rinsed
  • 160ml water
  • 170g tomato puree
  • 85g agave nectar
  • 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. vegan Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tbsp. molasses
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 small onion, finely diced
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard

FOR THE HERBED CARROT FRIES:

  • 500g carrots
  • 1 tbsp. cornflour
  • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1-2 tsp finely chopped herbs – tarragon, rosemary or thyme
  • Black pepper to season

METHOD:

TO PREPARE THE RELISH:

  1. Pre-heat the oil and cook the onions and garlic for 5-6 minutes or until the onions are soft
  2. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 8-10 minutes until the mixture has slightly thickened. Allow to cook

TO MAKE THE BEANS:

  1. In a food processor, puree all the ingredients for the sauce together
  2. Pour the sauce and the beans into a pan and gently simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally

TO MAKE THE HERBED CARROT FRIES:

  1. Heat oven to 200C/Gas Mark 6. Cut carrots into fries, about 1cm thick, and mix with cornflour and a little black pepper
  2. Toss with vegetable oil, spread in a single layer on a baking tray lined with parchment, and bake for 40-45 minutes, turning halfway
  3. Mix a little salt with the herbs and toss through the cooked fries
  4. In the last 19 minutes of cooking time, cook the Quorn Vegan Hot & Spicy Burgers according to the back of pack instructions
  5. Serve the Burgers on a bun of your choice topped with the barbecue beans and tomato relish and enjoy with the herby carrot fries 

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