Guest guest Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I recently created this recipe for preparing veggie burgers for our next backpacking trip. The ingredients are very low in weight, they are not perishable and the patties came out pretty tasty. Good enough to serve at home for dinner (not just on the trails). BACKPACKING VEGGIE BURGERS Pack a little plastic bottle of oil (I like olive) Make this mixture: 1 cup tvp (tvp is textured vegetable protein, available at Bulk Bins, or you can mail order from Amazon.com) 1/4 cup pulverized toasted almonds 1/4 cup ground up crackers or bread crumbs (pulverized too) 1/2 cup mixed dehydrated onions, peppers and tomatoes, all ground up in spice grinder or food processor. I dried my own but these are available in some bulk stores. 2-3 tbsp ground up baco bits (optional). These are vegetarian. If you feel funny about using this, sprinkle a few drops of liquid smoke on the mix or leave out) 1 - 2 tbsp tony chacharaze spice mix (creole mix, or use blend of your choice) Mix all together. Put as much as you will eat in ziplock bag. This will keep forever, so just refrigerate unused part. On our test the above amounts made enough to serve 4, so 1/4 of the recipe should feed one person for one meal, (if served with bread, crackers or tortillas). At camp add boiling water to the mix until it gets to burger consistency. Let sit for a few minutes. You might need to add more water to get it to the right consistency. Shape into small patties and fry in the olive oil. If you prefer, pack some tortillas and make this into taco filling instead of patties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 We had something similar, premixed and found at our local health food store. It was called Nature's Burger. They buy it in bulk and repackage it in smaller amounts. Much cheaper than buying the frozen veggie burger patties! Not too bad, either. , " rosetalleo " <rosetalleo wrote: > > I recently created this recipe for preparing veggie burgers for our > next backpacking trip. The ingredients are very low in weight, they > are not perishable and the patties came out pretty tasty. Good enough > to serve at home for dinner (not just on the trails). > > BACKPACKING VEGGIE BURGERS > > Pack a little plastic bottle of oil (I like olive) > > Make this mixture: > > 1 cup tvp (tvp is textured vegetable protein, available at Bulk Bins, > or you can mail order from Amazon.com) > > 1/4 cup pulverized toasted almonds > > 1/4 cup ground up crackers or bread crumbs (pulverized too) > > 1/2 cup mixed dehydrated onions, peppers and tomatoes, all ground up > in spice grinder or food processor. I dried my own but these are > available in some bulk stores. > > 2-3 tbsp ground up baco bits (optional). These are vegetarian. If you > feel funny about using this, sprinkle a few drops of liquid smoke on > the mix or leave out) > > 1 - 2 tbsp tony chacharaze spice mix (creole mix, or use blend of your > choice) > > Mix all together. Put as much as you will eat in ziplock bag. This > will keep forever, so just refrigerate unused part. On our test the > above amounts made enough to serve 4, so 1/4 of the recipe should feed > one person for one meal, (if served with bread, crackers or tortillas). > > At camp add boiling water to the mix until it gets to burger > consistency. Let sit for a few minutes. You might need to add more > water to get it to the right consistency. Shape into small patties and > fry in the olive oil. > > If you prefer, pack some tortillas and make this into taco filling > instead of patties. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Just came back from a 4 day backpacking trip where we ate those at one of the meals. We found out that mixing in a little masa (maseca also called masa harina) to the mix ingredients listed below greatly improves the consistency (they hold together nicely and do not crumble or break) as well as the taste. Roseta , " itshotinjt04 " <itshotinjt04 wrote: > > We had something similar, premixed and found at our local health > food store. It was called Nature's Burger. They buy it in bulk and > repackage it in smaller amounts. Much cheaper than buying the frozen > veggie burger patties! Not too bad, either. > > , " rosetalleo " > <rosetalleo@> wrote: > > > > I recently created this recipe for preparing veggie burgers for our > > next backpacking trip. The ingredients are very low in weight, > they > > are not perishable and the patties came out pretty tasty. Good > enough > > to serve at home for dinner (not just on the trails). > > > > BACKPACKING VEGGIE BURGERS > > > > Pack a little plastic bottle of oil (I like olive) > > > > Make this mixture: > > > > 1 cup tvp (tvp is textured vegetable protein, available at Bulk > Bins, > > or you can mail order from Amazon.com) > > > > 1/4 cup pulverized toasted almonds > > > > 1/4 cup ground up crackers or bread crumbs (pulverized too) > > > > 1/2 cup mixed dehydrated onions, peppers and tomatoes, all ground > up > > in spice grinder or food processor. I dried my own but these are > > available in some bulk stores. > > > > 2-3 tbsp ground up baco bits (optional). These are vegetarian. If > you > > feel funny about using this, sprinkle a few drops of liquid smoke > on > > the mix or leave out) > > > > 1 - 2 tbsp tony chacharaze spice mix (creole mix, or use blend of > your > > choice) > > > > Mix all together. Put as much as you will eat in ziplock bag. > This > > will keep forever, so just refrigerate unused part. On our test > the > > above amounts made enough to serve 4, so 1/4 of the recipe should > feed > > one person for one meal, (if served with bread, crackers or > tortillas). > > > > At camp add boiling water to the mix until it gets to burger > > consistency. Let sit for a few minutes. You might need to add > more > > water to get it to the right consistency. Shape into small patties > and > > fry in the olive oil. > > > > If you prefer, pack some tortillas and make this into taco filling > > instead of patties. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Nice that you were able to enjoy the outdoors, Roseta. How fun. Judy - rosetalleo Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:26 PM Re: BACKPACKING VEGGIE BURGERS Just came back from a 4 day backpacking trip where we ate those at one of the meals. We found out that mixing in a little masa (maseca also called masa harina) to the mix ingredients listed below greatly improves the consistency (they hold together nicely and do not crumble or break) as well as the taste. Roseta , " itshotinjt04 " <itshotinjt04 wrote: > > We had something similar, premixed and found at our local health > food store. It was called Nature's Burger. They buy it in bulk and > repackage it in smaller amounts. Much cheaper than buying the frozen > veggie burger patties! Not too bad, either. > > , " rosetalleo " > <rosetalleo@> wrote: > > > > I recently created this recipe for preparing veggie burgers for our > > next backpacking trip. The ingredients are very low in weight, > they > > are not perishable and the patties came out pretty tasty. Good > enough > > to serve at home for dinner (not just on the trails). > > > > BACKPACKING VEGGIE BURGERS > > > > Pack a little plastic bottle of oil (I like olive) > > > > Make this mixture: > > > > 1 cup tvp (tvp is textured vegetable protein, available at Bulk > Bins, > > or you can mail order from Amazon.com) > > > > 1/4 cup pulverized toasted almonds > > > > 1/4 cup ground up crackers or bread crumbs (pulverized too) > > > > 1/2 cup mixed dehydrated onions, peppers and tomatoes, all ground > up > > in spice grinder or food processor. I dried my own but these are > > available in some bulk stores. > > > > 2-3 tbsp ground up baco bits (optional). These are vegetarian. If > you > > feel funny about using this, sprinkle a few drops of liquid smoke > on > > the mix or leave out) > > > > 1 - 2 tbsp tony chacharaze spice mix (creole mix, or use blend of > your > > choice) > > > > Mix all together. Put as much as you will eat in ziplock bag. > This > > will keep forever, so just refrigerate unused part. On our test > the > > above amounts made enough to serve 4, so 1/4 of the recipe should > feed > > one person for one meal, (if served with bread, crackers or > tortillas). > > > > At camp add boiling water to the mix until it gets to burger > > consistency. Let sit for a few minutes. You might need to add > more > > water to get it to the right consistency. Shape into small patties > and > > fry in the olive oil. > > > > If you prefer, pack some tortillas and make this into taco filling > > instead of patties. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Thank you Judy. I am in awe of the place. Evolution valley/lake in King's canyon National Park. It has to be one of the most beautiful spots on Earth. Roseta , " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote: > > Nice that you were able to enjoy the outdoors, Roseta. How fun. > Judy > - > rosetalleo > > Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:26 PM > Re: BACKPACKING VEGGIE BURGERS > > > Just came back from a 4 day backpacking trip where we ate those at one > of the meals. We found out that mixing in a little masa (maseca also > called masa harina) to the mix ingredients listed below greatly > improves the consistency (they hold together nicely and do not crumble > or break) as well as the taste. > Roseta > > , " itshotinjt04 " > <itshotinjt04@> wrote: > > > > We had something similar, premixed and found at our local health > > food store. It was called Nature's Burger. They buy it in bulk and > > repackage it in smaller amounts. Much cheaper than buying the frozen > > veggie burger patties! Not too bad, either. > > > > , " rosetalleo " > > <rosetalleo@> wrote: > > > > > > I recently created this recipe for preparing veggie burgers for our > > > next backpacking trip. The ingredients are very low in weight, > > they > > > are not perishable and the patties came out pretty tasty. Good > > enough > > > to serve at home for dinner (not just on the trails). > > > > > > BACKPACKING VEGGIE BURGERS > > > > > > Pack a little plastic bottle of oil (I like olive) > > > > > > Make this mixture: > > > > > > 1 cup tvp (tvp is textured vegetable protein, available at Bulk > > Bins, > > > or you can mail order from Amazon.com) > > > > > > 1/4 cup pulverized toasted almonds > > > > > > 1/4 cup ground up crackers or bread crumbs (pulverized too) > > > > > > 1/2 cup mixed dehydrated onions, peppers and tomatoes, all ground > > up > > > in spice grinder or food processor. I dried my own but these are > > > available in some bulk stores. > > > > > > 2-3 tbsp ground up baco bits (optional). These are vegetarian. If > > you > > > feel funny about using this, sprinkle a few drops of liquid smoke > > on > > > the mix or leave out) > > > > > > 1 - 2 tbsp tony chacharaze spice mix (creole mix, or use blend of > > your > > > choice) > > > > > > Mix all together. Put as much as you will eat in ziplock bag. > > This > > > will keep forever, so just refrigerate unused part. On our test > > the > > > above amounts made enough to serve 4, so 1/4 of the recipe should > > feed > > > one person for one meal, (if served with bread, crackers or > > tortillas). > > > > > > At camp add boiling water to the mix until it gets to burger > > > consistency. Let sit for a few minutes. You might need to add > > more > > > water to get it to the right consistency. Shape into small patties > > and > > > fry in the olive oil. > > > > > > If you prefer, pack some tortillas and make this into taco filling > > > instead of patties. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Thanks for this recipe! Even Meg will eat Nature Burgers (!) and it will be nice to create them at home instead of buying the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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