Chipotle Sliders Food

BEEF SLIDERS WITH CHIPOTLE SPECIAL SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the special sauce: Stir all the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Make the sliders: Mix the ground beef, garlic and onion powders, salt, Worcestershire sauce and pepper in a large bowl. Form the meat mixture into ten 2-inch patties.
• 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-side down and toast them in the butter.
• 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 pickled carrot slice, securing them with a bamboo pick.

CHIPOTLE SLIDERS

Steps:

• Place 2 rolls in a food processor; process until crumbly. Transfer to a large bowl; add the salt, pepper and 6 teaspoons chipotle peppers. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 10 patties., Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear. Top with cheese. Grill 1 minute longer or until cheese is melted., Split remaining rolls and grill, cut side down, over medium heat for 30-60 seconds or until toasted. Combine mayonnaise and remaining chipotle peppers; spread over roll bottoms. Top each with a burger. Replace roll tops.

CHIPOTLE SLIDERS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Mix ground beef and chorizo; shape into 12 (3-inch) patties.
• Grill 4 min. on each side or until done (160ºF), topping with Singles for the last minute. Meanwhile, mix mayo and peppers.
• Fill rolls with burgers and mayo mixture.

CHIPOTLE PORKY JOE SLIDERS

Steps:

• In a small pan over medium heat, add the coriander and cumin and cook until toasted and aromatic, about 2 minutes. Grind if desired, or leave whole. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat, and add 2 tablespoons oil. Add the pork and bacon, sprinkle with the toasted spices and a generous pinch of salt, and cook until brown, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saute pan over medium heat, add the remaining oil and the onions, cook 1 minute. Add the jalapenos, cook 1 minute. Add the garlic, cook, stirring until the garlic softens slightly and becomes aromatic. Transfer the contents of the pan to the Dutch oven. Add the tomatoes, sugar, vinegar and chipotle in adobo. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Serve on your favorite toasted burger or slider bun topped with a big pinch of cilantro.

CHICKEN CHIPOTLE SLIDERS

Steps:

• For the chipotle aioli: Process the mayonnaise, cilantro, lime juice, honey, chipotle peppers and adobo sauce in a food processor until combined. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• For the sliders: Line a baking sheet with parchment. In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken, taco season and oil. Form 12 patties roughly 1/2-inch thick and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes.
• Prepare a grill for medium direct heat. Grill the sliders until the edges start to turn a lighter white and the juices pool at the top, about 3 minutes. Flip the sliders and place a piece of cheese on each. Remove the sliders when the cheese is melted and the internal temperature of the chicken hits 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.
• Place a slider on the bottom section of a bun, top with some aioli, watercress and the top section of the bun.

SLIDERS WITH CHIPOTLE MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Chipotle Mayonnaise: Add all the ingredients to a food processor and puree. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Sliders: Preheat grill over medium-high heat.
• Form the meat into 2 to 3-ounce portions, packed tightly. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place the sliders on the grill. Wait until they are nice and crusty on the first side, about 4 to 5 minutes and then flip and cook another 4 minutes. When the sliders are about done, top with desired cheese and close the grill, allowing the cheese to melt.
• Place the slider on mini burger buns and top with chipotle mayonnaise and any other desired toppings.