Beef Tapa Sliders with sauteed Baby Bellas and onions with Sriracha Aioli

As often as I find myself trolling aisles of the supermarket, every time I look at the meat section, I get sticker shock looking at beef prices. The price alone can make you start thinking about being a vegetarian... or at least eat a whole lot more chicken. We all love working with the sexy and exotic ingredients, but realistically, lots of people will be filling their carts with the family packs of chicken thighs, pork shoulder or beef chuck. Fortunately, along with being the less expensive cuts of meat, they're also packed with flavor. We just have to be creative in working with them. I would love to use Wagyu brisket to make these sliders but for all intents and purposes, $4.99 per pound Chuck steak will work for us working class folk. :)

Steak Sliders with sauteed Baby Bellas and onions topped with Sriracha Aioli 

1 lb Chuck steak sliced thin

3 cloves garlic minced

3 Calamansi or 1 lime

4 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp brown sugar

pinch of black pepper

marinate the meat for at least an hour

1 cup Baby Bellas or Button mushrooms sliced thin

1 yellow onion sliced thin

saute and set aside

Sriracha Aioli

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1-2 tbsp of Sriracha 

1 tsp of soy sauce

1 tsp of honey

1 tbsp green onions sliced very thin

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*a very sharp knife and cutting against the grain is the way to go

*make sure that the pan is very hot when you cook the beef. cook to your desired temp, although well done and with nice caramelization is the way to go.