Porto-Umami Burgers

Name: Porto-Umami Burgers
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: Burgers & Hotdogs
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 1/2 cup Finely Chopped Red Onion; 2 cloves Garlic, minced; 1 cup Cooked Lentils; 1 can Less-sodium Black Beans, drained and rinsed; 3 tbsp Canned Diced Green Chilies; 1 tsp Chili Powder; 1/2 tsp Curry Powder; 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin; 1/3 cup Cornmeal; 1/2 cup Panko Bread Crumbs; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 4 Burger-sized Portobello Mushrooms, stems and gills removed; 4 Slices Smoked Gouda; 4 Burger Buns; Condiments:; Lettuce; Sliced Tomato; Red Onion; Additional Items:; Vegetable Oil, for grilling; 1 or 2 wood grilling planks soaked in water for at least 1 hour; if over 1/2 inch thick, soak 2 hours; Large Nonstick Skillet; Large Bowl; Squirt Bottle of Water (incase of wood plank flareups)

Courtesy of Bull Outdoor Products

Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time: 1 - 2 hours
Cook Time: 20 - 60 minutes

Ingredients:

Olive Oil
Finely Chopped Red Onion
Garlic, minced
Cooked Lentils
Less-sodium Black Beans, drained and rinsed
Canned Diced Green Chilies
Chili Powder
Curry Powder
Ground Cumin
Cornmeal
Panko Bread Crumbs
Soy Sauce
Burger-sized Portobello Mushrooms, stems and gills removed
Smoked Gouda
Burger Buns

Condiments:

• Lettuce
• Sliced Tomato
• Red Onion

Additional Items:

• Vegetable Oil, for grilling
• 1 or 2 wood grilling planks soaked in water for at least 1 hour; if over 1/2 inch thick, soak 2 hours
• Large Nonstick Skillet
• Large Bowl
• Squirt Bottle of Water (incase of wood plank flareups)

Directions:

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the onions and sauté until onion has softened – about 4 to 5 minutes.
Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds more.
Add lentils, black beans, green chilies, chili powder, curry powder and cumin; sauté for 5 minutes until well combined and heated though.
Transfer to a large mixing bowl and let cool enough that you can put your hands in it.
Add the remaining ingredients and smoosh though your fingers and hands until well combined.
Press the mixture into the four mushroom caps and make level.
Toast the wood planks for about 1 minute on each side, this will help ease any warping.
Place the porto-burgers on the planks and close the grill cover.
Cook for 12 to 15 minutes.
Stay near and check from time to time to be sure the plank has not ignited.
Keep a squirt bottle of water on hand just in case.
Add a slice of Gouda and cover grill during last 2 minutes.
Remove and place on buns. Add condiments.
Serve and enjoy.