Burger Sliders from the 1970s

Jeff Baygents

This is an original recipe and uses methods from the 1970s. See the special steps to take to attain the real flavor of the retro slider. Great incredible flavors for a picnic, game, office, or dinner.

Prep 15

Cook 30

Total Time 45

Servings sliders

Calories 146kcal

Equipment

1 broiler pan (or baking sheet with wire bakers rack)

Ingredients

Instructions

Prepare broiler pan (or steamer pan or baking sheet with wire cooling rack) by pouring in the water. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 275° F. Position a shelf to be in the middle.
1 cup water
Split (and separate) the dinner rolls and place the bun bottoms onto the broiler pan (or whatever you're using for steaming). They should not touch any water and there should be some space between each one.
Start to Sauté the diced onion in butter at medium heat.
1 large onion, diced, 1 Tablespoon butter
Mix the burger ingredients well and shape mixture into small roll-sized patties as you add them to skillet on top of cooking onions. Make them thin by mashing them down after turning.
1¼ lb ground beef, ½ teaspoons ground black pepper, 1½ teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
When burgers are cooked, turn off the burner. Take a bun top onto one of the onion topped burgers. While still holding the bun top, use a spatula to scoop up each burger onto a bun's bottom on the broiler pan.
Repeat until all burgers are now on the broiler pan or wire rack steam tray.
12 each dinner rolls
Use foil to cover like a tent over the entire broiler pan; it should reach to go over all edges of the pan. And, it should have air space over the tops of the rolls. Put the tray into the preheated 275°F oven (don't tilt it due to water) for 25 minutes on a middle shelf.
Remove steam tray (don't tilt it) from oven. Remove foil and, using a spatula, serve them up. Add your favorite condiments and toppings such as mustard, pickle, cheese, etc. Classic slider just adds mustard.