White Castle Sliders Copycat Recipe

4.91 from 11 votes

Make authentic White Castle sliders at home! Steam-grilled thin patties with onions, pickles, and dinner rolls. Perfect copycat recipe.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Burger Recipes, White Castle Burgers

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 652kcal

In a food processor place ground beef, salt, and water. Process for a few seconds so water and salt are blended through ground beef and meat should look a little pasty.
Place plastic wrap on the bottom of an 11 x 13-inch jelly roll pan. Place blended hamburger in the middle and cover it with another piece of plastic wrap. Roll the hamburger out to 1/4-inch thick.
Remove the plastic wrap and cut the meat into 3-inch squares. Leave the ground beef pieces on the tray. You should get between 12 and 14 squares.
Perforate each piece five times with the end of a plastic straw, this will give the meat little steam holes. Cover the hamburger with plastic wrap and place it in the freezer until the meat is partially frozen but not solid.
Place onions, beef bouillon, and 1/2 cup water in a frying pan over medium-low heat. Saute and stir onions until they are clear, more water may be added as needed. Turn the heat off until ready to cook hamburger patties.
When beef patties are ready to prepare, turn the heat to medium-low heat and add enough water to onions just so the bottom of the frying pan is covered. Place patties in pan and cover with lid. Frying time is just a few moments.
Turn the patties and cook until done but not dry. The patties should be juicy. When hamburgers are finished cooking, place on top of a roll, add pickles, cover hamburgers so they will steam slightly or pop them in the microwave covered just for a few seconds until ready to serve.

Temperature matters: Keep your meat very cold until processing. This helps achieve the perfect texture
Don't overprocess: Stop pulsing as soon as the meat becomes paste-like. Over-processing can make the patties too dense
Use a bench scraper: This tool is perfect for cutting uniform squares and transferring the delicate patties
Make a template: Cut a 3x3 inch cardboard square to use as a guide for perfectly sized patties

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