It was my friend Tamara´s birthday party. Her husband, Sean, an American who speaks and acts like a Mexico City native (says a Mexico City native), made the dinner for the 40+ guests. The guests were drinking, eating and laughing until their stomachs were hurting, usual for their home. Sean came up to me when he saw me walk in, gave me a plate, placed two of these sliders on and said, “You are going to like these.”
I ate one. YUM.
I said, “There’s chipotle in them!”
I ate two. OMG.
I said, “I can take that platter”, and ate the remaining four. Of course, he was grilling some more.
No, I didn’t even try his Asian tuna sliders. No, I didn’t try his regular cheeseburger sliders. No, of course, I didn’t try his vegetarian sliders. All I wanted were these Chipotle Pork Sliders. I was hooked.
After I had my fill, I told Sean I had to post his recipe on my blog, as I was sure you all would love them just like I did. He obliged, and I tested his recipe many times giving it a few tweaks (hey, you know, I can’t help myself). I added a bit of onion, garlic and oregano to the meat mix and more chipotle (come on Sean, you talk like a Mexican!). I took some of the mayo out of the avocado spread and added the refreshing chives.
It’s what happens when you share recipes: they’re not yours anymore. They’re under the domain of the recipients who can do whatever they want with them. You killed yourself to make the best-ever sandwich and you hate mustard? Well, the next person printing your recipe may think all the sandwich needs is a little, or a lot of, mustard. I know this to be true, for I’ve heard from many of you wonderful personal touches and spins on my recipes through the comments on this blog. That’s the beauty of passing down recipes!
If you don’t go head over heels over these sliders, tweak them, and go ahead, make them your very own. The underlying notes for these sliders, for me, are: meat, especially pork, and chipotle are heavenly together; the melted cheese adds a rich welcome layer (all of my boys thought so too), and the avocado spread brings in a creaminess and freshness to everything inside that soft bun, it brightens it up (one of my beastly beasts skipped the avocado part, see? oh well..).
Sean uses brioche buns, which have a light sweetness and a soft and fluffy bite. If you find them, great! If you don’t, any mini hamburger buns work just fine. And then again, you may decide to turn these sliders into jumbo size burgers.
Want to go crazy? Top with crumbles of chorizo!
Sean’s Cheesy Chipotle Pork Sliders with Avocado Spread
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground pork
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped white onion
- 3 garlic cloves finely chopped or pressed in garlic press
- 3 tablespoons sauce from chipotles in adobo sauce
- 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce seeded and finely chopped, more to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil to grease the grill
- 1 large Mexican avocado halved, pit removed
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
- 8 slices Monterey Jack or Muenster cheese
- 16 mini brioche or mini hamburger buns
To Prepare
- Prepare your grill or grill pan over medium heat. While it heats, in a large mixing bowl mix the pork with the onion, garlic, adobo sauce, chipotle chile in adobo sauce, oregano, salt and pepper until well combined. With your hands (I find it helpful if hands are wet), make 16 round patties, about 3/4-inch thick, and place them on a baking sheet or platter.
- In a medium-mixing bowl, place the avocado pulp and mash with a fork until smooth. Combine with the mayonnaise, lime juice, chives and salt, blend well. Set aside.
- Once the grill or grill pan is hot, brush generously with olive oil. Place the patties on the grill and flip after 3 to 4 minutes. If adding cheese, place a thin slice of cheese on the already grilled side of the patties. Cook for another 4 minutes.
- A couple minutes before the patties are ready, place the opened hamburger buns on the upper part of the grill (or after you remove the patties, will be fine too!), and let them warm up.
- Slather a generous tablespoon or so of the avocado spread on the bottom bun, place a patty on top, and put on the top part of the bun. Eat them while hot!
Comments
42comments inSean’s Cheesy Chipotle Pork Sliders with Avocado Spread
Abbie B
May 26
I crave these. Best sliders ever
Pati Jinich
Jun 10
So glad you liked them Abbie! Un abrazo.
Steve
May 24
OK Pati, I agree that this is fantastic, especially the mayo! I think I might be using pork mixed with beef for all my burgers moving forward. Pork is cheaper and has nice fat. I could mix with leaner beef and I bet it would be good.
Big hit here, where my wife and son are so picky.
They were up reheating they leftovers for breakfast. Thank you!
Pati Jinich
May 28
Yay! So glad to read everybody liked the sliders 😉
David M.
Apr 13
Hi Pati, This is a great recipe thanks so much for sharing my girls will be very happy on dad’s Friday night to cook. I will let you know how it goes. Thanks
Pati
Apr 21
David, I hope you and your girls loved the sliders!
Nicole
May 08
Hi Pati,Thank you for the great recipe.Can I use my oven to do the patties? What’s your advice for doing so? Thanks again!
Pati
May 12
Hola Nicole, Thank you! Yes, you can make them in the oven. I would put them on a sheet tray, lined with parchment paper or foil, and bake for about 20 min on 350 degrees. You can flip them once while baking, too.
Nick M.
Sep 30
Hi Pati!! My wife and I watch your show all the time and we love you! This is the first recipe we’ve tried so far and I have to say, it’s fantastic! I used homemade mayo in the sauce and I used pepper jack instead of Monterey jack and it was super yummy! Thank you so much for the great recipe!
Pati
Sep 30
Hi Nick, So happy you enjoyed them! Hope you will try more recipes. Thank you for watching the show!!
Rose Marie
Jan 20
Watched your show for the first time last week….what heavenly recipes!! These sliders sound fabulous, I will definitely be back for more!!
Pati
Jan 20
Great to hear!
Jon Parker
Aug 09
I was making tacos for dinner tonight. I have a pork butt with a chile rub in the slow cooker, but now I’m thinking I’ll shred it and mix the shredded pork with minced garlic, a can of chipotles in adobo, minced onion, Mexican oregano and S&P, then do the avocado spread as a salsa for the tacos. I don’t normally put cheese on tacos, but I do have a large block of asadero in the fridge. Hmmmm.
Pati
Aug 12
Hola Jon, Sounds delicious!!
Carla @ Gluten Free Recipe Box
Jun 08
I’ve never had a pork slider. That looks so good! I’m up for anything that contains avocado! Now I just need to bake some gluten free hamburger buns again and I will be set. Thanks for the great post!
Pati
Jun 08
Thanks for your comment!
Cheryl
Jun 07
Oh we will be making these! And definitely with chorizo crumbles!
Pati
Jun 07
Thank you, Cheryl!!
Irene
Jun 06
Can I make these using gr. pork loin?
Pati
Jun 07
Absolutely!!!
maria roldan alfaro
Jun 02
ANOCHE COMPRE EL LIBRO , BUENO UNO DE ELLOS PORQUE NO SE CUANTOS TIENE, PERO ESTOY CONTENTA Y ESPERANDO EL CORREO CON ANSIAS. GRACIAS POR CONTESTARME Y TRATARE DE COMPRAR LAS HOYAS OR DUTCH OVEN, COLECSIONO COLORES VIBRANTES NARANJA AMARILLO TODOS SINGNIFICAN ALEGRIA, COCINAR CON GUSTO. GRACIAS
Pati
Jun 02
Gracias María! espero que le guste mucho el libro y que encuentre las ollas 🙂
maria roldan alfaro
Jun 01
me puede desir como comprar su libro de recetas, esas Hoyas preciosas, en Amarillo, anaranjadas, son divinas dan deseos de cocinar todos esos platillos tan exquisitos, felicidades
Pati
Jun 02
Gracias! Aquí lo encuentra: http://www.amazon.com/Patis-Mexican-Table-Secrets-ebook/dp/B008MOFQ50/ref=la_B00C5URXXU_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370145828&sr=1-1
maria roldan alfaro
Jun 01
donde puedo comprar esas Hoyas o dutch oven, color anaranjadas,amarillas son divinas, las recetas o libros de cocinas me encantaria compralos si me dice le agradesco mucho. soy cubana y con sus recetas es tan facil mesclar esos sabores tan exquicitos, gracias mil.
Pati
Jun 02
Son de Le Creuset. Mi libro lo puede encontrar aquí:http://www.amazon.com/Patis-Mexican-Table-Secrets-ebook/dp/B008MOFQ50/ref=la_B00C5URXXU_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370145828&sr=1-1
Ruth
Jun 01
Hello Pati,
Was so excited to see the NYT great review of your cookbook in this past Sunday’s Book Review. Wowee, so happy for you! Just got the ingredients for the avocado soup as it is steaming here in PA. I will take it chilled to a dear friend’s house tomorrow. I am sure your dinner in DC went well on Thursday- the menu looked so yummy…one day I will get there! Abrazos, Ruth
Pati
Jun 02
Will look forward to seeing you here!!
Roxy
May 21
I’ve had slders, but none like these. This is a fantastic recipe, thanks so much. YUMMY!!!!
Pati
May 22
Thank you for trying them, Roxy!!
Mrs. Sugar
May 08
I think King’s Hawaiian Rolls would be great with these. Yum!
Pati
May 08
Yes! Those would be perfect!!
Marty
May 07
I just caught your show for the first time on PBS this morning. I will be back! Watching and listening, and seeing those marvelous chilquiles, made me miss Mazatlan and Mexico really badly. Printed this recipe, I will be trying it very soon.
Pati
May 07
Hope you like it!!! Of course: come back for more ; )
DianaQ
May 07
Que rico! Voy a tener que hacerlas. Gracias por la receta! 😀
Pati
May 07
Con mucho gusto Diana!
Hilda
May 04
Las hamburguesitas se ven divinas y hoy mismo las voy a hacer y con el chorizo también. Gracias mil por esta receta!
Pati
May 06
Con gusto!
Brunilda
May 04
Saludos.me gusta mucho sus recetas:-) por favor nesecito la del Flan con cafe. Grasias;-)
Pati
May 07
Gracías! http://patijinich.com/pati_2020/2012/10/coffee_flan_with_tequila_whipped_cream/
Liz
May 03
Thank you so much, Pati. Looks delicious and I will try them soon. Have a wonderful weekend!
Pati
May 07
Great Liz!