Sliders with Russian Dressing and Yuzu Pickles

Name: Sliders with Russian Dressing and Yuzu Pickles
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 2 3/4 pounds freshly ground beef chuck, preferably aged; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 12 slices pepper Jack cheese; 12 mini kaiser or brioche rolls, split; Russian Dressing (page 246); 12 small Boston lettuce leaves; Yuzu Pickles (page 249); 24 tomato slices, from about 6 smaller tomatoes

January 24, 2012

The dressing and pickles here are magic—they make the burger. Sometimes, I make full-size burgers with 7-ounce patties, but I generally prefer sliders. That way, you can eat more of everything else you serve on the side. The best burger meat comes from aged beef chuck that is freshly ground by your butcher.

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