St. Paddy’s Day Part II!!!! Who doesn’t love sliders with beer? (Well, vegans, but they don’t count) These sliders are made with a traditional Irish Banger (pork sausage) recipe. Bangers are traditionally served with mashed potatoes and onion gravy. These kind of follow along these lines, but make them a fun finger food for your partying pleasure!!! This recipe will make 8, enough for one guy on a bender…
- 1 lb. ground pork
- 1 tbsp. ground mace
- 1 tbsp. granulated garlic
- 8 party size potato rolls
- 1 medium onion, julienne
- 4 oz. Kerrygold cheddar (the REAL DEAL cheddar)
- Start up your broiler and set it to high. We’re going ot use this to melt your cheese and toast your buns. You might want to start a skillet on medium heat up too.
- Add some oil and a bit of butter to the skillet. Let the butt melt and add the onions. Cook these down slowly, stirring every few minutes. While these are going, it’s time to start on the meat.
mmm…onions… - Add the mace and garlic powder to the pork, along with some salt and pepper. Mix this well and form the meat into 8, 2 oz. patties. Set these in the fridge for a few minutes to set up.
- Heat up a cast iron skillet for the bangers and sear them hard for about 2 minutes on each side. As they finish searing, set them aside on a try and place about 1/2 inch slice of the kerrygold on top.
- Place the sliders and the buns under the broiler. Just be sure to toast the buns, and melt the cheddar.
- Assemble you sandwiches!!!!! Set the bottom down, slider on top, then onions and top of the bun.
So what do you serve these with besides beer? Potatoes, DUH!!! Boiled potatoes with some butter on them or traditional fries. Mashed potatoes work well too. You want to get REAL crazy? Try some roasted parsnips or turnips. But for this week, I’d keep it simple.
Happy Eating
-The Doctor