Ground beef, lamb or turkey, mixed with minced onions, garlic and a medley of fresh herbs, cooked stovetop or grilled.
Serving these sliders as appetizers or fully dressed dinner size burgers, makes this burger recipe one to enjoy for backyard parties or an elegant butler-served appetizer.
Party Slider Appetizers
The ceremony has taken place. The crowd is hungry. Before your guests indulge in celebration drinking, it might be a good idea to butler-serve something substantial before dinner is served.
These mini-burgers, made into bite-size sliders, passed around on trays accompanied by mini mugs of iced cold beer, are both whimsical and delicious!
Using a small round biscuit cutter, the same size as the slider bun, makes it easy to pack the burger meat into tight, little, perfectly shaped burgers that hold together when cooked and fit the bun precisely.
Cooking Meat Burgers
A variety of meats make for great burgers but truth be told, we all have our favorite meat we like to eat.
When your favorite meat is properly seasoned, shaped and packed tightly, using a ring mold or biscuit cutter, it really packs the meat tight.
Any meat you choose to use will be delicious and hold together. This recipe will make four big burgers, eight mini burgers or a dozen appetizer size burgers.
Stovetop cooking on a sizzling hot cast iron pan or popping these burgers on the grill, are two great ways to cook the burgers.
Placing meat on a piping hot piece of metal sears and seals the outside quickly therefore keeping all the juices inside of the burger.
Burger Buns
While there are a variety of burger buns sold in the grocery stores, often sold in slider sizes, make certain to choose a bun that doesn’t get soggy when the burger is added.
Homemade Burger Buns are, of course, the best way to go simply because you know exactly what ingredients go into the dough and they hold together beautifully.
I make these often throughout the summer months and love to add grated cheese, even olives to the dough, making these buns stiff competition for the burger!
Finally, make certain to grill the inside of the bun. It brings out the flavor and adds an extra measure of stability.
Ingredients Needed
- Ground meat of your choice
- Onion
- Garlic
- Fresh herbs
- Coarse salt
- Olive oil
- Butter
- Burger buns
Equipment Needed
- Mixing bowl
- Blender
- Mixing spoon
- Cast iron pan or frying pan
- Metal spatula
- Knife
- Biscuit cutter or round cookie
- Stovetop or burner
- Oven – if making your own buns
Party Burger Or Slider Recipe
Course: Appetizers u0026amp; Tapas, MeatCuisine: American8
servingsGround beef, lamb or turkey, mixed with minced onions, garlic and a medley of fresh herbs, cooked stovetop or grilled.
Ingredients
Ground meat – 1 pound
Onion – 1 small, pureed in a blender or processor
Garlic – 2 cloves, pureed with the onion
Fresh Herbs – 1 tablespoon, Marjoram, Thyme or Oregano, finely chopped
Coarse salt – 1/2 teaspoon
Olive oil – 1 teaspoon
Butter – 1 tablespoon
Burger buns – 8, mini homemade
Directions
- Place the pureed onion and garlic in a large bowl
- Add the ground meat, herbs and salt.
- Knead the mixture over and over again, as you would dough until almost paste-like.
- Using a biscuit cutter the same size as the bun you will serve them on, pack the ring tight with the meat mixture then transfer each to a tray.
- Heat the pan you will cook on. Add oil and butter and quickly place the burgers in the pan. About 5 minutes on each side, depending on how thick you formed them, and the burgers are ready.
- If using a grill, melt the butter and add to the olive oil. Use this to brush across the grill grates.
I believe the table... that place that draws people to gather, is the most powerful symbol of togetherness. All that happens before the table is set, the planning, the gathering, the preparing, are all an intricate part of the dance that create the mood of celebration to share with friends and loved ones.
Robin – love all your tips here! When not grilling, I love using my cast-iron for burgers (and anything else, tbh), and I toast the buns using the Bagel setting of my toaster! That way it’s kind of like grilling them, since only the inside is toasted! I love a good slider, too!