Sliders- Mini Burgers W/Cheese
- 1 14 lbs 90% lean ground beef
- 1 large vidalia onion, finely chopped
- 6 slices cheddar cheese, cut in half
- 1 (12 count) packagesara lee dinner rolls (12 count, or any other small dinner rolls)
- 12 dill pickle slices
- ketchup
- Each burger is 1/4 cup of ground beef.
- I have those stainless steel measuring cups that come 4 to a pack and are broken down by 1/3, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 cup.
- Gently measure out 1/4 cup of ground beef and roll into a ball.
- Don't pack the meat into the cup.
- Do this for the rest of the meat, you should get 12 "balls.
- Take a sheet of wax paper (12x12) and put 2 meat balls on the lower half of the wax paper.
- Fold over the wax paper so that the meat balls are between it.
- Gently press each ball down evenly to make two THIN beef patties.
- (I gently press down and then take a rolling pin and roll them out nice and thin.
- The patties will appear to be the size of a regular burger, but trust me, after you cook it, it will decrease in size, and fit on the tiny buns.
- Lift the top layer of the wax paper up and "shape" the patties making sure they're nice and round.
- Once done, put the top layer back on and put to the side.
- Take another sheet of wax paper and do the same for the rest of the burgers.
- Take the dinner rolls and cut into thirds.
- (lay the dinner roll on it's side and cut into 3 even pieces.)
- Take the middle piece out leaving just the top and bottom of bun.
- If you want to make double burgers, you will only need 6 of the dinner rolls, not 12.
- Finely chop the onion and put 1/4 of the onion into a bowl with 1 cup of boiling water.
- Let it steep, this onion water will help "steam" your buns later.
- Put the rest of the chopped onion in another bowl and put on the side till later.
- Cut the 6 slices of cheese in half and arrange in a single layer on a sheet of wax paper and arrange the pickle chips on a plate.
- (you are doing all these preparations ahead of time since the burgers are thin they will cook fast and you want everything done and ready for cooking.
- Heat up your frying pan on medium high heat.
- (When I cook these burgers, I use 2 frying pans at once).
- Once the pans are hot enough, place the burgers into the pan and cook about 4 minutes.
- If the burgers appear to be cooking fast, you can flip them sooner.
- Once you flip the burgers, put 1 tsp of onions on each burger immediately.
- Let the burgers cook for 4 more minutes.
- Take some of the onion water and pour into pan, about 1/4-1/2 cup.
- This will help steam the burgers and bun.
- cook 1 minute.
- put a slice of cheese onto each burger.
- I like "steamed" buns, so after I put the cheese onto the burgers, I put one of those splatter shields over the top of the frying pan with the tops of the buns on it.
- This also serves as a top and helps melt the cheese.
- While the cheese is melting, arrange the bun bottoms on a plate and put a squeeze of ketchup and one pickle on each bun.
- Once the cheese has melted, place the burger onto the bun and immediately put the top on.
- Repeat until all the burgers are cooked.
- Enjoy!
ground beef, vidalia onion, cheddar cheese, rolls, dill, ketchup
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sliders-mini-burgers-w-cheese-336455 (may not work)