These Kentucky Hot Brown Sliders with Ham are great for parties. No knife and fork required for eating these tasty little sandwiches!
Course
Appetizer
Cuisine
American
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time10minutes
Total Time25minutes
Servings12
AuthorKatie Moseman
Ingredients
For the Mornay sauce
1 1/2tablespoonsunsalted butter
1 1/2tablespoonsall purpose flour
1 1/2cupsheavy cream
1/4cupRomano cheese
Pinch of nutmeg
Salt and pepper
For the Sliders
12soft dinner rollsdo not pull apart
1tablespoonunsalted buttersoftened
Mornay saucesee above
1poundsliced ham
4slicesof crisp cooked bacon
4Roma tomatoes
Instructions
For the Mornay Sauce
In a pot, heat the butter over medium heat until it melts. Add the flour and whisk to make a roux, or paste, and continue to cook for two minutes. Add the cream and whisk until smooth. Bring to a bubble and let simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in the Romano cheese. Add the nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste.
For the Sliders
Preheat the oven to 400. Lay out two sheets of foil; each should be larger than one group of 6 rolls.
Using a serrated knife, horizontally cut through each group of rolls, creating a top and a bottom.
Carefully turn each group of buns so that the bottom is facing upwards. Gently rub the softened butter all over the bottom of the buns and down the sides. Once the bottom is buttered, flip each group of sliders directly onto its own piece of foil. Then rub the butter over the tops of the sliders and down the sides.
Open up both groups of rolls and spread Mornay sauce generously all over the inside of the top and the inside of the bottom. On each bottom, layer half of the ham, half of the bacon, and half of the sliced Roma tomatoes. Replace the top halves of the rolls.
Place another piece of foil over the top of each group, then pinch or roll the edges of the top and bottom foil to seal the sliders inside, making two packets of sliders.
Place both foil packets on a baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes, then flip both packets over and bake for 5 more minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 2 minutes before using your serrated knife to slice into individual sliders.