Friday, June 21, 2013

Perfect Little Sliders

Missy, here. And I only have about 10 minutes until midnight when my post is supposed to go up. So I chose to share a really easy meal.

Hamburgers on the grill. One of my favorite things.

But I decided to make it a little more fun. I decided to make sliders. And I bought some wonderful Martin's Potato Rolls to go with them. They're the softest buns and rolls around. I even bought whole wheat this time, and the kids didn't notice. :)


So I took approximately 1.25 pounds of ground beef (I buy the 93% lean). I mixed in two or three tablespoons of dried minced onions, which make them extra delicious.



Then I patted out 6 small burgers, mashing down in the center to they were almost doughnut like. That way they don't shrink up into round balls!

I grilled till done perfectly. (Don't go cooking ground beef rare or I'll send the food contamination police your way!)

Place on a bun and add a slice of cheese immediately. Then top with your favorite toppings.

Here's my plate:


I hadn't even planned to share this meal with y'all. But I thought they looked like little works of art so grabbed my camera! (Notice the bite already missing.) :)



Close up to see the beauty.


Then my daughter told me I had to share her plate with you. She thought hers was museum worthy as well.


With apologies to our vegetarians, I have to say these were amazing!

Missy Tippens
www.missytippens.com

11 comments:

  1. Is it just me or does it look like those two hamburgers are flirting with each other? It's in the tipping of his hat and the come hither stance of her..um...buns. :-) What else is a vegetarian supposed to do with this post except play with it?

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    1. LOL, Kav!! They really do! :)

      I don't mind you playing. I'm just glad you did go running and screaming away. :)

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  2. My guys would love these. Seriously.

    We usually do burgers on Saturdays, but sliders sound like a fun change-up. Thanks for the idea, Missy!

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    1. Hope they enjoy them! You'll probably need 2 pounds at least, though. Mine batch made 6 burgers, which served 3 of us.

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    2. Oops. Not MINE batch. LOL MY batch...

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  3. OH MY GOSH. Maybe it's lunchtime, maybe I just love burgers, but I'm practically licking the screen! YUMMY.

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  4. One question: why are they sliders? Did I miss something?

    (And I made note of that 'press down in the center' trick. I'll have to try that!)

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    1. Virginia, you can tell how little they are by comparing the size to my fork. :) I bought the cute little rolls and decided to make the mini burgers (sliders). And yes, the pressing the center works on full size burgers as well!

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    1. They really are. And why is is so fun to eat cute burgers??? :)

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  6. yum! never heard of whole wheat potatoes...guess it's like zucchini bread where you just toss in a little bit of zucchini and call it 'zucchini bread'? now I want a burger...
    Susanna

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