{"id":420,"date":"2011-01-15T12:39:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-15T17:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pechism.org\/?p=420"},"modified":"2011-01-15T12:39:33","modified_gmt":"2011-01-15T17:39:33","slug":"i-should-rename-this-blog-to-baos-burgers-and-lentils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pechism.org\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"I Should Rename This Blog to &#8220;Bao&#8217;s Burgers and Lentils&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There seems to be a very obvious trend in my cooking lately:\u00a0 I make lots of new, weird hamburgers, and cook an almost obsessive amount of lentils.\u00a0 I probably need to be stopped.\u00a0 In any case, a couple days ago I reaaaally started craving a Vietnamese sammich, a banh mi, which is traditionally made with pork and served on a baguette.\u00a0 But I wanted lentils too!<\/p>\n<p>Voila my lentil banh mi burger, another bastardization of someone else&#8217;s culture.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also 100% vegetarian, and if you replace mayonnaise with something else that&#8217;s probably disgusting, it&#8217;ll be vegan, too.\u00a0 You won&#8217;t miss the meat, I promise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pechism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/banhmi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-423\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Lentil Banh Mi Burger\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pechism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/banhmi-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Lentil Banh Mi Burger\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pechism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/banhmi-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pechism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/banhmi.jpg 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lentil Banh Mi Burger<br \/>\n<\/span>Serves 2.<\/p>\n<p>For the burgers:<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup dried lentils<br \/>\nKosher salt<br \/>\n1\/2 onion, finely chopped<br \/>\n2 cloves garlic, minced<br \/>\nPinch of crushed red pepper flakes<br \/>\n1 tbsp chopped fresh basil<br \/>\n1\/3 cup plain dried bread crumbs or panko<br \/>\n1 tsp corn starch<br \/>\n2 1\/2 tsp sugar<br \/>\n2 tsp fish sauce<br \/>\n2 tsp sriracha<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp kosher salt<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp rice vinegar<\/p>\n<p>For the dressing:<\/p>\n<p>2 tbsp mayonnaise<br \/>\n1-2 tsp sriracha (to taste)<br \/>\n2 tsp chopped scallions<\/p>\n<p>Bring the lentils, 2 cups of water, and 1\/2 tsp of salt to boil and cook until very very tender, about 20 minutes.\u00a0 Meanwhile, saute the onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a little vegetable oil in a pan over medium-low heat until the onions are translucent and soft.\u00a0 Do not let them brown.<\/p>\n<p>Drain lentils and add to a medium bowl.\u00a0 Add onion mixture, basil, bread crumbs, corn starch, sugar, fish sauce, sriracha, 1\/2 tsp salt, and vinegar.\u00a0 Using a potato masher, your hands, or anything similar, mash everything together until well combined and shape into two patties.\u00a0 At this point, you can pop them in the fridge for a few minutes so they firm up.<\/p>\n<p>Combine the mayo, sriracha, and scallions.\u00a0 Set aside.\u00a0 Heat some veggie oil in a large frying pan over medium to medium-high heat and fry the patties on both sides until brown and crunchy and yummy looking.\u00a0 Slather some mayo on a hamburger bun, a crusty roll, toast, English muffin, etc, and then add a patty and enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There seems to be a very obvious trend in my cooking lately:\u00a0 I make lots of new, weird hamburgers, and cook an almost obsessive amount of lentils.\u00a0 I probably need to be stopped.\u00a0 In any case, a couple days ago &hellip; 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