Sliders

The husband and I have been fans of sliders since our days in Charlotte. We lived close to The Counter, a burger place that made great sliders (and fried onion strings).

So this past weekend we decided to make some of our own.

Mom got us a grinder attachment for our stand mixer so we put that to good use. (I have an aversion to already packaged ground beef after reading some articles on the not-so-clean-processing of said meat and the higher chance of food born illnesses as a result).

I recommend grinding your own beef if you can - you can use a food processor too. The taste was far better than most hamburgers I've had at home with pre-ground beef. And the process is not time consuming. I think we used chuck and sirloin.

Our slider toppings were varied but tasty:

• Caramelized onions
• Arugula
• Garlic & Herb sharp cheddar
• Bacon
• Tomatoes
• Homemade pickled jalapenos
• Pimento cheese
• Homemade ketchup
• The normal stuff: mayo, mustard

We served the sliders with grilled corn and a grilled red potato and tomato salad. Yum.