Guess what I did with the Tofu “Egg” Foo Yung leftovers. Since I had the extra patties, I made crispy rice buns for an Asian inspired burger. Basically it’s the same as the crispy rice cake with roasted vegetables that I’ve made before.
But this time I made them a little neater and rounder so they’re more like hamburger buns. I also made them on the thin side as I don’t need to be eating any extra carbs.
The sauce couldn’t be easier, it’s just a smear of vegetarian oyster sauce. Or skip the oyster sauce and go with spicy mayo (vegan mayonnaise and sriracha sauce), that was really good too. Topped with baby romaine lettuce. Om nom nom nom.
Crispy Rice Burger
1. Cook up a pot of short-grain rice such as glutinous or sushi rice. It needs to be some sort of sticky rice so the rice bun would stick and stay together. Make the tofu foo yung patties or some other patty for use in the burger.
2. While the rice is still warm but cooled enough to handle, scoop out a bit of rice onto a piece of plastic wrap. The plastic wrap will prevent the rice from sticking to everything. Gently squeeze the rice into a ball so it sticks together. Flatten and shape the rice with the rice paddle to fit the size of the patty you’re using for the burger. You can make it thick or thin.
3. Place the rounds of rice on a well oiled baking sheet. Bake at 425 degrees for about 10 minutes on each side.
4. Assemble the burgers using whatever patties, fillings and condiments as desired. Serve immediately.
OMG! That looks so yummy!!!
Wow, this is really creative! Sounds tasty.
Yum! I am such a rice-eating fiend, so crispy rice cakes regularly figure into my dietary habits. But I’ve never thought to use them as buns, which is such a great idea. Thanks for sharing–I’ll have to try this soon. ^^
Awesome. So easy, so creative. Thanks for sharing.
I love this idea for a crispy rice “bun”. Crispy rice has such an awesome texture (I’m thinking the rice that sticks to the rock pots at Korean restaurants). This is on my must-try list.
Crispy rice is the best carb ever. Mmm…One of my favorite ways to eat rice.
I used to make crispy rice buns for my burgers as a kid. Love them! You can also make these on the stove w/ a nonstick frying pan & no oil (called yaki-onigiri, or baked riceballs).
There is a fast food chain in Japan called Mos Burger that makes “burgers” with crispy rice “buns”. They’re called rice burgers. Check it out. http://www.mos.co.jp/menu/rice/
“Rice burgers” have sounded scary to me ever since I tried some gluten-free burgers when my little sister was a kid and had to eat gluten-free. They were super dense and completely devoid of any flavour. Yuck. This, however, sounds pretty nice!
YEs please. Very creative and delicious! You had me at Asian. I could eat it all the time. In fact I am going to make a cold soba salad today! I need to try your tofu burgers soon! Thanks!
I’ve been wanting to try making burger buns with rice for ages- I’m happy to see that you’ve beaten me to the idea, because now I know it’ll work! ;) The crispy exterior of the rice must make for a really tasty textural experience, it’s a great idea to bake them first!
I am a die hard non vegetarian and these look DELICIOUS!
Ill be making appetizers for the holidays on these. Thanks! :)
This is a super cool!
I especially love it since I recently made veggie burgers (w/ lots of rice in them), and my bf complained about the “crunchiness” of the rice. Now I can tell him that I meant to do that :)
Om nommm. Wow these look really yummy. I wish I had the skills to make them look like that. Or even taste like they look…does that make sense? Anyway, my mouth is watering! :}
What an interesting idea! I love it!
this looks so delicious!
have a nice time!
Paula
absolutely genius and absolutely delicious! i cannot wait to make these for dan! mmmmmmmmm!
This looks delicious but is in no way a burger. Just because something is round and layered does not qualify it as a burger.
Actually, that is the very definition of a burger, PDG. You are confused, if not arrogant and stupid.
Merriam Webster says:
a sandwich similar to a hamburger —often used in combination
Examples of BURGER
1. I’ll have a burger with fries, please.
First Known Use of BURGER
1937
The example Merriam Webster provided was surrounded by brackets and got suppressed above but was, fittingly, “tofu burger”.
I’ve always wanted to know how to make crispy rice. This is excellent.