The Mississippi Slugburger

 

Ingredients
3 slices potato bread
1/2 pound Beyond Beef or Impossible Burger
kosher salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
a pinch garlic powder
a pinch onion powder
1 cup vegetable oil for frying, or as needed
2 hamburger buns, split
prepared yellow mustard
dill pickle slices
a pinch chili powder, or to taste
a pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 175°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cut the crusts off the bread slices. Place slices on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the center of the preheated oven until dry and toasted, about 45 minutes.
Transfer toasted bread to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until you reach coarse crumbs.  
Place plant based beef, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder into a bowl. Add bread crumbs. Combine with your fingers, breaking apart the meat.
Dampen your fingers with water and form mixture into hamburger patties.
Heat ¼ to ½ inch vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place a patty into the pan and turn heat down to medium. Cook until well browned and crusty, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining patties, adding more oil if needed.
Remove from the pan and serve on hamburger buns with mustard and pickles; sprinkle tops of patties with chili powder and/or cayenne if you like prior to serving.