Millet Burgers

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 -2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 3 -4 slices fresh ginger, cut into thin matchsticks
• 1 cup millet, rinsed and drained
• 3 cups boiling water
• sea salt
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1/2 cup onion
• 1/2 cup celery
• fresh parsley, minced (one handful)
• 1/2 cup cornmeal

Recipe

• 1 heat a small amount of sesame oil in a saucepan and saute the ginger for 2-3 minutes with a sprinkling of salt.
• 2 add the millet and saute until well-coated with oil and it gives off a nutty fragrance.
• 3 add boiling water, season lightly with salt and reduce heat to low.
• 4 cover and simmer for 35 minutes.
• 5 add veggies, re-cover and simmer for about 5 more minutes.
• 6 remove from heat and stir in corn meal.
• 7 allow the mixture to stand for 10-15 minutes before forming burgers.
• 8 shape millet mixture into thick patties.
• 9 heat enough sesame oil in a skillet to pan-fry the burgers.
• 10 you will need to make the oil about 1/8-inch deep to fry evenly.
• 11 fry until golden, about 3 minutes each side.
• 12 remove from the skillet and drain on paper.
• 13 serve as you would any conventional burger.