Homemade Vegetarian Mushroom Burgers
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
Vegetarian burgers with homemade buns, crispy mushroom (porcini) and red onion patties, topped with caramelized onions and a variety of sauces.
Ingredients
Method
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Mix all the ingredients for the bread for 5 minutes and leave the dough to rise at room temperature for 8-9 hours.
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Form balls of 110 grams each and let them rise again in the tray, covered with a towel or cheesecloth, for 30 minutes.
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Preheat the oven, brush the bread with beaten egg, and sprinkle with your favorite seeds.
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Bake at approximately 200 degrees for 30 minutes.
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Remove the buns, sprinkle them with a little water and oil, and cover them until they have cooled completely.
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For the mushroom burgers, mix all the filling ingredients, pulse them in a blender, and form patties.
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Fry the patties in a little oil until they become crispy.
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Slice the onion and sauté it in a little butter over low heat.
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When the onion begins to soften, add a little sugar and a pinch of salt, leaving it over low heat.
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After 5 minutes, add about 10 ml of dry red wine and turn off the heat once all the liquid has evaporated.
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Assemble the burgers with the mushroom patties, caramelized onions, and your favorite sauces/toppings.
The story behind this recipe
Making burgers at home is fun, and certainly better and cheaper than getting them in town. Especially if you don't eat meat and always have to choose (only) between falafel or cheese. You can play around with the vegetables used to make the burger, as there are at least 20 options to choose from, as well as the salads/sauces that complement the burger. I chose to make the bread myself as well because it's trivially easy, and for 6 burgers you need: 1 kg 00 flour, 500 ml water, 10 grams dry yeast!, 15 grams salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2-3 tablespoons cold-pressed oil. Mix everything for 5 minutes and let the dough rise at room temperature for 8-9 hours. During this time, you have time to think about what you want to make the burgers with. It took me less than 8 hours to decide. After the rising time, form 110-gram balls and let them rise again in a tray covered with a towel or cheesecloth for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven, brush the bread with beaten egg, and sprinkle with your favorite seeds. It's time to put them in the oven at approx. 200 degrees for 30 minutes. When ready, take out the buns, sprinkle with water and oil, and cover them until they cool completely. For the filling, you need: Mushrooms (I used porcini), chopped red onion, garlic, bread soaked in water, Parmesan, parsley, dill, 1 egg, salt, chili. For sauces and toppings: caramelized onion, red cabbage salad, pesto, Dijon mustard, sriracha, Salsa Rose (mayonnaise with tomato sauce), sliced pickled cucumbers. Mushroom burgers are made quite quickly by mixing all the ingredients, blending them, and forming patties that we fry in a little oil until crispy. The onion is sliced and placed to sauté in a little butter. Everything is done over low heat, slowly. When the onion begins to soften, we add a little sugar (a level teaspoon) and a pinch of salt. We continue to leave it on low heat, and after 5 minutes, we add about 10 ml of dry red wine. We turn off the heat once all the juices have evaporated. Moving on to the most fun part—assembly. I think even children would be happy to do it :) Bon appétit! Kisses.
