Jalapeño Pimento Cheese Sliders

Pimento cheese teams up with a little spice to give this tailgate slider Southern flare.

Two sliders topped with creamy pimento cheese, served with coleslaw on a plate
Cooking for 8 people

Ingredients

  • 1 lb

    ground beef (preferably an 80/20 blend)

  • salt and coarse ground pepper to taste

  • 8

    mini brioche buns

Jalapeño-Pimento Cheese

  • 1 lb

    sharp cheddar cheese, grated

  • 1

    jalapeño pepper (ribs and seeds removed), minced

  • 1 (7 oz.) jar

    pimentos, drained

  • ¾ cup

    mayonnaise

  • ½ tsp.

    hot sauce

1Food Prep

    • In a medium bowl, combine the ingredients for the jalapeño-pimento cheese and refrigerate at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to combine.

    • Next, gently form the ground beef into eight 2-inch patties. Sprinkle both sides of burger patties liberally with salt and pepper.

2Grill Prep

3The Cook

    • Fire up a full chimney or light a pile of about 100 Kingsford™ Original Charcoal Briquets, and adjust the bottom grill vents for medium heat, approximately 400–425°F.

    • When you’re at temp, put cooking oil on a folded paper towel. Grab the oiled paper towel with long-handled tongs and oil the grate thoroughly.

    • Place the ground beef patties on the hot side of the grill, directly over the coals, reserving the cool side of the grill for moving the burgers during flareups.

    • Grill burgers about 4 minutes per side, until they reach an internal temperature of 160°F on a digital meat thermometer.

    • To toast your buns, open them and place them face down on the grill, directly over the coals. Watch your buns closely — they burn fast. Toasting takes anywhere from a few seconds to a minute, depending on how hot your coals are.

    • Place the burgers on the bottom buns, top each with approximately 2 tbsp. of jalapeño-pimento cheese. Add the top bun and serve immediately.

Recipe created by Clint Cantwell on behalf of Kingsford™ Charcoal.

  • For safe meat preparation, reference the USDA website.

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