Sliders With Caramelized Onions, Tonkatsu Sauce, And Quail Egg

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 16 quail eggs
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup sake
• 2 tablespoons ginger, grated
• 2 tablespoons garlic, finely minced
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup mirin
• 2 medium onions, slivered
• 2 teaspoons sugar (to aid caramelization) or 2 teaspoons mirin (to aid caramelization)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 16 small brioche rolls

Recipe

• 1 to make tonkatsu sauce, mix ketchup, worcestershire, sake, ginger, garlic, sugar, and mirin in a saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat and simmer for 30 min (making sure to stir throughout), set aside.
• 4 mix ground chuck and sirloin with kosher salt and make 16 patties, 2 oz. each.
• 5 in a large skillet, melt the butter in the olive oil over medium-high heat. add the onions and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper, and cook, stirring constantly, until the onions begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• 6 stir in sugar or mirin and cook, scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan frequently, until the onions are golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• 7 heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes (cast iron is very important!).
• 8 place the hamburger patties in the pan.
• 9 flip the burgers only once during cooking (doneness is up to you).
• 10 cut open brioche buns and toast in a 425 degree oven for 5 - 10 minutes.
• 11 in a non-stick skillet, coat with cooking spray and cook quail eggs, sunny side up (keep each egg separate).
• 12 use a bbq brush to slather the tonkatsu sauce on both sides of all patties.
• 13 place caramelized onions on bottom buns.
• 14 place patties on top of onions and top with quail egg.
• 15 allow the diner to place top half of bun on the slider, causing the egg to break and add the final touch to this delicious recipe!