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If youre going to be baking them, preheat the oven to 200C / 400F
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Chop up the ginger, green onions and mushrooms finely, and saute in about half of the olive oil until the mushrooms are wilted and brownish.
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In the meantime, chop up the nuts.
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Add to the saute pan to toast a bit.
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If using the fermented black beans, chop finely until theyre almost a paste.
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Reserve a couple of spoonfuls of the beans.
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Mash up the rest of the beans with a masher or in the food processor.
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Put the fermented black beans in and process until its fairly smooth.
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Add the spice and rice flour and process again.
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Add the sauteed vegetables, the reserved beans and the nuts, and pulse-process until mixed (you want some of the texture to remain).
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Divide the mixture into 8 to 12 portions.
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With moistened hands, make into flat little patties.
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If baking in the oven, oil a baking sheet and then brush the tops with a bit more oil.
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Bake for about 10 minutes, flip then bake 5 minutes more.
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If cooking in a frying pan, heat up the pan with the rest of the oil.
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Fry the burgers until crispy, carefully flip over and fry the other side.
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In the meantime, mix the sauce.
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Brush the sauce onto the hot burgers, or serve separately for dipping.
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Good hot or at room temperature.
