These sliders are a family favorite. Our kids just inhale them. Plus, since they are made in a pan or griddle, they can easily be made all year.
The important thing with sliders, like any burger, is that hamburger is fresh. The order you make the parts of the burger doesn’t matter too much. You make the sauce, set it aside. You cook the bacon, set it aside. You grill the onions, set it aside. You toast the buns, set it aside.
The Sauce is the real star of the show and is a combo of heat/sweetness to the savory of the bbq sauce. You may want to play with the ratio a bit and the brands. For instance, I like heat, but my family doesn’t so I compromise and get the mild wings sauce. You can’t even make my favorite combo anymore because the wing sauce was discontinued. But the ratio’s still work. You can tone down how much buffalo sauce is added or add more. But this sauce is an absolute winner. The sweet and spicy on a slider is delicious.
When mixing, you want to warm it up a bit to help the brown sugar to mix in thoroughly.
Press the patties thin with your hands or squish with a plate. Then salt and pepper the patties liberally.
Add a dollop of sauce or just serve with the sauce on the side. Either way, you’ll want to have sauce ready for dipping.
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1/4 Cup BBQ Sauce
- 3/4 Cup Buffalo Sauce
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
Sliders
- 1.5 Lbs Hamburger (about 2 oz per slider)
- 7 Strips Bacon (Strips divided into three either before or after cooking - Two per slider)
- 1/3 Ea Onion (Chopped or sliced and grilled)
- 10 Ea Potato Rolls (Toast the buns with brushed butter or with reserved bacon grease - 10 total)
- 10 Slices American Cheese (Can be quartered)
Instructions
- Cook Bacon as desired and set aside
- Mix all ingredients for sauce and warm in microwave to help brown sugar incorporate. Set Aside
- Grill Onions and set aside
- Toast inside of Potato Rolls. Can toast in a lightly greased pan with light coating of bacon fat or butter or lightly brush with either and toast in the oven.
- Form patties and press the patties very thin. Using either your hand or the bottom of a plate. Wax paper can help facilitate a thinner and more even patty. Whatever method, need to be very thin.
- Add Salt and Pepper to patties liberally
- Cook patties in the pan on medium to medium high based on pan type. Flip when you seen them starting to brown and add cheese.
- Place cooked burger on the toasted bun. Add bacon and grilled onion. A dollop of the sauce can be added here or simply serve on the side.
