Kenny Shopsin's Sliders

Name: Kenny Shopsin's Sliders
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 slices American cheese; 1 serving Butter for the rolls; 3 Martins dinner rolls, or any soft rolls about the size of Parker House rolls, cut in half but leaving them attached to one another if possible; 142 grams chopped meat (20 to 30 percent fat); 1 big yellow Spanish onion, thinly sliced; 1 serving Salt

Kenny Shopsin's Sliders might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One serving contains 483 calories, 43g of protein, and 28g of fat. This recipe serves 1. Head to the store and pick up american cheese, salt, meat, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Fry the onion slices until they're brown and crispy (Kenny slices them very thin and throws them in a pot of hot oil until they are charred).

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Onion

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Divide the meat into three equal-sized balls. Preheat a griddle or large cast-iron skillet over high heat until it is searing hot.

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Meat

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Frying Pan

Place the balls of meat on the griddle or in the pan and press them down with a heavy spatula or bacon weight to form patties about 1/2 inch thick. Season them with salt.

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Bacon

Meat

Salt

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Frying Pan

Spatula

Place a bacon weight or heavy lid on top of the patties to keep them smashed down and cook about 2 minutes per side, until they are cooked through.

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Bacon

Meanwhile, butter the insides of the rolls and toast them in whatever way is most convenient for you.

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Butter

Roll

Toast

Place the patties so they are all in a row, butting up against one another.

Put the fried onions on the patties, and then top each patty with one slice of the cheese. On top of the cheese, place the tops of the buns and on top of the tops, the toasted bottoms. Then, on top of everything, place your bacon weight or a lid and cook for 1 minute to melt the cheese and steam the bun.

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Fried Onions

Cheese

Bacon

Roll

To serve, place the bun bottoms on a plate. Carefully slide your spatula under the three patties to lift them up in one piece and place them on top of the bottom buns.

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Roll

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Spatula

Serve at once.

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