FODMAP — High

Onion plus onion soup mix plus canned mushroom soup; would need rebuilding.

Ingredients §

Patties §

• 3 cups regular oatmeal
• 1 can mushroom soup
• 1 packet Lipton onion soup mix
• 2 eggs
• ½ large onion, chopped
• ½ cup pecan meal (optional)
• 1 tsp soy sauce (optional)
• ¼ cup vegetable oil (for frying)

Gravy §

• ⅛ cup cooking oil (leftover from frying the patties)
• ½ large onion, chopped (the other half)
• Handful of flour
• 1 packet Lipton onion soup mix
• 1 cup water

To serve §

• Buns (optional, if making burgers)

Method §

Make and fry the patties §

1. Mix all the patty ingredients (except the oil) together in a mixing bowl.
2. Form the mixture into balls.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan (cast iron is best).
4. Place four balls in the pan at a time. Mash them flat, fry brown on the bottoms, then flip and brown the other sides.

Pecan meal vs. soy sauce

Pecan meal makes the patties tasty and adds protein, but it’s optional. The soy sauce is the substitute — use one, the other, or both. The recipe is flexible.

Stop here for burgers

If you’re making veggie burgers, put the patties on buns and you’re done.

Make the gravy §

1. Turn the heat down a bit. Add the rest of the chopped onion to the leftover oil and caramelise slowly.
2. Add mushrooms once the onions begin to brown. Continue cooking until mushrooms cook down and onions caramelise.
3. Pitch a handful of flour into the hot oil, onions, and mushrooms. Turn the heat up a touch and stir until the flour browns slightly.
4. Add the Lipton onion soup mix and water. Stir continuously until the gravy forms and lumps are absorbed.

Bake to finish §

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F / 175 °C.
2. Place the cooked patties in a 4″ × 9″ Pyrex casserole dish and pour the gravy over.
3. Bake until the gravy bubbles.