Recipe courtesy of Slainte Irish Pub and Restaurant
Lamb Sliders
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 30 sliders
- Total: 1 hr 55 min
- Active: 1 hr 30 min
Ingredients
1 pound ground lamb
1 pound ground veal
Pinch of dry oregano
Salt and pepper
3 red onions, julienned
2 cups rice wine vinegar
1 cup sugar
10 black peppercorns
4 dried bay leaves
1 cup mayonnaise, such as Hellmann's
1/4 cup cumin seeds, toasted and ground
1/2 lemon, juiced
30 brioche-style slider buns, toasted
1 pound feta, crumbled
Directions
Special equipment:
30 sandwich picks- Combine the lamb, veal, oregano, salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix to incorporate. Form into thirty 2-ounce patties.
- Place the onions in a heat-proof bowl. Combine the vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, bay leaves, 1/4 cup salt and 1 cup water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the pickling liquid over the onions and let sit for at least 30 minutes.
- Combine the mayonnaise, cumin, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl and mix to incorporate.
- To serve: Prepare an outdoor grill or grill pan to high heat.
- Grill the sliders to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium. Spread the bottom of each bun with the cumin mayo; top with some onion, feta and a slider, add the top of the bun and skewer with a sandwich pick.