(Natasha grunting)
- Hey everybody, it's Natasha of Natasha's kitchen.com.
Today we are making French dip sliders.
These are beefy, cheesy, juicy
and you'll love the dipping sauce.
It's super easy to double this recipe just saying.
Let's get it started (drumming table).
We'll start with some quick prep.
Make sure you've got your oven preheated
to 350 degrees Fahrenheit with the rack in the middle
and you're gonna butter a rimed baking sheet
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We'll start with some quick prep.
Butter a rimed baking sheet
and preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Also thinly slice up your onion.
I love the sweetness
that a caramelized onion add to these sliders,
but if you don't love onion you can cut the onion in half
or just skip it all together.
We'll start by sauteing those onions.
Place a large skillet over medium high heat
and add one table spoon of olive oil
and two tablespoons of unsalted butter.
Now add your sliced onions
and you'll wanna stir occasionally for about five minutes
or until the onions are just softened.
Now here's a great trick
for getting onions to caramelize faster.
I use the same tip when I'm making French onions soup.
Sprinkle one fourth teaspoon of granulated sugar
over the onions and continue sauteing,
stirring occasionally for another five minutes or so
or until the onions are golden and caramelized.
Once the onions are done, you can transfer those to a bowl
but do not wash your skillet.
We're gonna use that to make a great dipping sauce later.
You can see once the onions are caramelized
they do shrink down quite a bit.
Next you'll need a pack of 16 Hawaiian sweet rolls.
We love these for sliders because they're super soft
and really easy to work with.
Using a serrated knife cut all the way through the buns,
creating a top bun and a bottom bun.
Transfer your rolls to your buttered baking pan
and remove the top layer.
Now spread one fourth cup of real Mayo over the bottom buns.
That little bit of Mayo will keep your sliders juicy
and tender.
Layer on one pound of deli meat,
you can either use thinly sliced roast beef or pastrami,
and I love pastrami in French dip so that's what I'm using.
Next, add your caramelized onions.
And the beauty of this is if you have someone in the family
that doesn't love onions you can add the onions
just to half of your sliders.
Cover the top with about nine slices of provolone cheese
a mild provolone cheese will taste best.
Just make sure that you don't use aged provolone.
And you can also use a sliced mozzarella cheese
if you prefer.
Melt two tablespoons of unsalted butter
and brush that all over the tops of your buns.
That coating of butter adds a lot of flavor
so don't be afraid to be generous with it
and while the butter is still moist
sprinkle on Sesame seeds.
We did the same thing with our cheeseburger sliders
and it just makes it look like tiny burgers.
If you don't have Sesame seeds on hand
you can also use Everything Bagel Seasoning.
Now bake those uncovered in the center of a preheated oven
at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 12 to 15 minutes.
You'll know they're ready when the cheese is melted
and the tops are golden brown.
Now we're gonna make that flavorful Au Jus dipping sauce
in the same pan we used to saute the onions
Place the pan over medium high heat
and add three cups of water.
You're gonna stir that to deglaze the pan
and you can already the flavor forming in the pan.
Now add a one ounce packet of Au Jus mix or add it to taste.
I've found that this powder can be pretty salty
when you're making it according to the package instructions.
So I don't usually use the whole packet.
Simmer that according to the package instructions
and your sauce is done.
All right, our cheese is melted
and the buns look beautifully golden
so we're gonna take them out of the oven.
You don't wanna over bake or they can get dry.
(Natasha laughing)
My mouth is watering for these.
All right and I'm gonna transfer this to a cutting board
because you wanna cut these up into individual sliders.
Otherwise they don't really come apart easily
so you have to cut through the meat.
Look at that.
Yes (chuckles).
Okay, and our Au Jus dip has been simmering away
for about 10 minutes.
So that's ready to go.
We're gonna grab that and come right back.
All right and like to get this into a large measuring cup
that way it's really easy to serve.
Okay.
Yeah.
Okay, and if you do use the packet for the sauce
make sure you add water to taste
'cause per the instructions it can be pretty salty.
So I like to add a little extra water.
Okay.
Here we go.
And just kind of follow the lines of the sliders as a guide.
They're super easy to cut.
It's like crispy and buttery on the outside
and so soft and juicy on the inside.
Oh, these remind me of our cheeseburger sliders
which are also so delicious
and those are a birthday party favorite with the kids,
but these are so good.
A little bit more adult flavors
but actually my son loves these.
Okay, once you've cut them one way you wanna turn them
and cut them the other way as well.
So that the little sandwiches come apart easily.
I like to use a serrated knife for this process as well.
It seems to just cut through them easier.
Look at how irresistible these look
and the best part is, the taste test of course.
When you pull one of these up
and you've got that beautiful cheese pull following yet.
Oh, it's hard to beat.
Okay, so to serve these,
we're gonna pour some of that dip into a ramekin cup
just to make it easier to dip.
Nice generous amount there.
Okay, here we go.
Check this out.
All right, here comes the cheese pull.
That is my favorite part every time this gets me every time.
All right and then I do love to serve French dip
with a dipping sauce so that's exactly what we're gonna do.
Just give it a generous dunk.
It just takes the sandwich over the top here we go.
Oh, hmm.
Oh wow.
Look inside.
It's just so beefy and juicy and cheesy.
It is so delicious
and then that caramelized onion
just adds a hint of sweetness, which is so nice
and you can also saute and put mushrooms in here.
My kids aren't a fan of that, but I love mushrooms
so I love putting mushrooms in here
when we're serving it for the grownups.
I cannot wait to eat the rest of this
and this is really good with some fresh corn on the cob
or nice green salad or French fries of course
to make it a meal.
These are so simple.
I hope this gives you a great dinner idea
and we'll see you in our next video.
Also if you found Sharky hidden away somewhere in this video
let me know where you found him in the comments.
I'm gonna go eat this sandwich.