Need a recipe that will satisfy a crowd? We asked Sarah Carbery, the catering genius behind one of our favourite Irish foodie sites, ilovecooking.ie, to share her favourite party pleasers…
BEEF SLIDERS
Serves 8-10
Ingredients
- 500g beef mince
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 10 mini burger buns (available at Dunnes)
- Olive oil for cooking
To serve: Tomato sauce, gem lettuce leaves, tomato slices, cheddar
Instructions:
- Combine beef mince, egg, salt and pepper in a bowl. Mix ingredients together with clean hands until thoroughly mixed. Divide meat equally into 10 round balls, 50g/2oz per portion. Flatten each ball to form a patty. Place patties on a tray and cover with clingfilm, refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
- Preheat grill to highest setting. Meanwhile, cut mini burger buns in half. Spread about a teaspoon of tomato sauce on the bottom half of each bun, then top each one with a lettuce leaf and slice of tomato.
- To cook the slider patties, lightly drizzle an oven tray with olive oil. Arrange beef patties on oven tray and brush the tops of each with more olive oil. Cook patties under the grill for five minutes. Flip patties over and cook for a further 3-4 minutes. Remove from oven.
- Place a patty on each prepared slider bun. Arrange two quarters of the cheese on top. Place mini burger bun tops on each and secure with a toothpick.
- Recipe easily doubled or tripled. Patties can be prepared ahead of time and kept chilled in the fridge overnight. Cook just before intending to serve.
Want to know where to get the cutesy miniature burger buns? Sarah says, “We just got the buns in Dunnes. I tried to get them another time and couldn’t find them but you can use a glass to cut normal sizes buns that works just as well. You can use the left over bits to make croutons – chop them into chunks, drizzle with a tiny amount of oil oil season with sea salt and black pepper and throw them in the oven until they go slightly crispy and crunchy. They work great in something like a Caesar salad.”
Enjoy…
