Categories: Burgers
Ingredients
- For the Special Sauce:
- 6 tbsp. mayo
- 3 tbsp. ketchup
- 1 tbsp. adobo sauce (from a can of chipotle chiles in adobo)
- 2 tsp diced pickled jalapenos
- 2 tsp prepared horseradish
- 1 shallot, minced
- 2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- For the Sliders:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp. kosher salt
- 1 tsp Worcestershire
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Canola oil, for frying
- 10 2-inch slices sharp cheddar
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 10 mini brioche buns
- 10 bun-size pieces Bibb lettuce
- 10 pickled jalapeno strips and 10 pickled carrot slices (from a can of pickled jalapenos and carrots)
Directions
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Make the special sauce: Stir all the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
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Make the sliders: Mix the ground beef, garlic and onion powders, salt, Worcestershire, and pepper in a large bowl. Form the meat mixture into ten 2-inch patties.
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Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add enough canola oil to coat the pan and heat until the oil is smoking. Add the patties and cook, flipping once, until heavily caramelized on both sides, 4 to 6 minutes for medium rare. Top each patty with a slice of cheese. Transfer the patties to a plate. Wipe out the pan, add the butter and melt over low heat. Add the buns cut-size down and toast them in the butter.
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Spread the chipotle special sauce on both cut sides of each bun. Place a patty and a piece of lettuce on each bun. Top each slider with a pickled jalapeno strip and a pickle carrot slices, securing them with a bamboo pick.