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Sliders & Tenders Box
Built around ground beef and slider buns -- the method starts by soaking the chicken strips in the buttermilk with a pinch of salt for 30.
This American comfort sliders & tenders box builds its flavor from ground beef, slider buns and chicken breasts, and comes together in about 50 minutes with medium-level technique. The method starts by soaking the chicken strips in the buttermilk with a pinch of salt for 30.
Worth the 50 minutes -- this is a weekend project that pays off.
A few technique steps to focus on, but nothing that needs special equipment.
Built around ground beef, so the flavor comes from real ingredients, not a spice packet.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb (225 g) ground beef
- 4 slider buns
- 2 chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp paprika
- 4 slices cheese, oil for frying
- Salt, pepper, dipping sauces
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calculated from this recipe's own ingredient list; treat as an estimate, not a lab measurement.
Method
Soak the chicken strips in the buttermilk with a pinch of salt for 30 minutes.
Mix the flour with the paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Coat the chicken strips, pressing firmly.
Heat 1 inch of oil to 350F/175C and fry the tenders 3-4 minutes until golden and cooked through (165F/74C). Drain.
Shape the beef into 4 small slider patties and season with salt and pepper.
Cook the sliders in a hot pan 2 minutes per side, adding cheese in the last minute to melt.
Toast the slider buns and build the mini burgers.
Serve the sliders and tenders together with dipping sauces.
The step worth not rushing: Heat 1 inch of oil to 350F/175C and fry the tenders 3-4 minutes until golden and cooked through (165F/74C). Drain.
