Sausage Sliders with Beer Braised Onions and Soda Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 onions
- 12 oz. Budweiser beer
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt
- pepper
- 24 oz. Cherry Coke
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 28 oz. crushed tomatoes
- 2 pounds Tennessee Pride Mild Roll Sausage
- 16 King's Hawaiian Rolls
Instructions
Beer Braised Onions:
- Slice onions thinly and add to large pan over high heat until beginning to sweat and brown.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add beer and thyme and reduce heat to medium.
- Cook until liquid has completely cooked into onions.
Soda Sauce:
- In a large pan over high heat, stir together Cherry Coke, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, red pepper flakes and crushed tomatoes.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce to simmer to reduce to sauce consistency.
Sausage Sliders:
- Cut sausage into 16 equal pieces and form into patties.
- Cook over medium heat, 3-4 minutes on each side, until browned and no longer pink.
Assembling Slider Sandwiches:
- Cut rolls in half and place sausage on bottom bun.
- Top with Beer Braised Onions and Soda Sauce and replace roll or bun top.