Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup pepper jelly
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon Creole mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups chopped cooked meat
  • 2 cups canola oil
  • 2 red onions, sliced into thin rings
  • Salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 3 piquillo peppers
  • 3 tablespoons sambal chili paste
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 16 slider buns, toasted
  • Bibb lettuce leaves
  • 2 tomatoes, sliced

Method

  • For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a saucepan over high heat.
  • Add the onions and cook until browned.
  • Stirring constantly, add the pepper jelly, vinegar, honey, mustard, Worcestershire, ketchup, salt and pepper and cook until warmed through.
  • Either use immediately, or store in the refrigerator for a few days.
  • Warm the sauce in a medium saucepan and add the meat.
  • Stirring well, cook covered on low for about 15 minutes, until the sauce and meat are heated through.
  • For the fried onion rings, heat the canola oil in a large saucepan to 350 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
  • Toss the onions with salt.
  • Dredge the onion rings in the flour and drop them into the oil.
  • Cook only a few at a time, until the rings are golden.
  • Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
  • Season with a touch of salt.
  • For the sambal mayonnaise, combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and mix well until incorporated.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • For the sliders, toast the buns.
  • Add a dollop of the sambal mayonnaise on each bun.
  • Spoon the saucy meat onto the buns, and top with onion rings, lettuce, and tomato slices.