April's New Sliders

Not So Po' Boy

This slider started out with us wanting to use springs widely available local carrots as a focal point for a component to our slider. We first take a big batch of habaneros and pickle them with apple cider vinegar and sugar. Everyday, when we make a new batch of slaw, a couple habaneros get minced and mixed with the shredded Texas carrots. The dressing that adorns this mixture is equal parts of the pickling liquid and local honey with a healthy dose of cilantro. This makes a perfect base for our catfish cake. It is a basic crab cake but instead of crab we have loaded it up with Texas catfish. The catfish we use is certified Texas farm raised catfish that comes from an outstanding farm in Markham, Texas. They were named a best choice by the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch Program. Read all about them at http://www.certifiedtexascatfish.com/planet.html

To bring a little more flavor to the table we went with a blackened lemon aioli. The blend of spice and citrus within highlights the cake quite nicely.

Mother Shucker!

The inspiration for this slider came in the form of "Elotes en Vaso" aka corn in a cup. Of course we don't do cups, we do sliders. However we do enjoy the flavors found in this scrumptious snack. We make a basic fritter batter to which we fold in sauteed organic sweet corn and to add a little smokiness we also add a little cumin. Fried to golden brown perfection, two little molten morsels are drizzled with mayo, dusted with ancho chile powder, spinkled with cotija, garnished with tortilla crisps, and sandwiched between one of our locally baked fresh buns. These two sliders have been becoming a lot of our long time customers favorites overnight. Come enjoy them while they last!