Slinger (dish)

{{Short description|American late-night dish}} {{About|the food||Slinger (disambiguation){{!}}Slinger}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Slinger | image = Slinger1.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Slinger | alternate_name = American Midwest | country = United States | region = | national_cuisine = United States | creator = | course = Main course | type = | served = Hot | main_ingredient = Two eggs, hash browns, and a hamburger patty (or any other meat) all covered in chili con carne (with or without beans) and generously topped with cheese (cheddar or American) and onions | minor_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = }} A '''slinger''' is an American Midwest diner specialty typically consisting of two eggs, hash browns, and a ground beef (or other type of meat) patty, all covered in chili con carne (with or without beans) and generously topped with cheese (cheddar or American) and onions.<ref>{{cite web |first=Danny |last=Palumbo |date=July 15, 2019 |url=https://thetakeout.com/the-st-louis-slinger-is-a-hot-mess-1836011528 |title=The St. Louis Slinger Is a Hot Mess |work=The Takeout |access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref> The eggs can be any style. Hot sauce is usually served on the side. The slinger is considered to be a St. Louis late-night culinary original. It is described as "a hometown culinary invention" of a mishmash of meat, hash-fried potatoes, eggs, and chili, sided with a choice of ham, sausage, bacon, hamburger patties, or an entire T-bone steak.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2005-03-30/calendar/cheap-eats/full |title=Cheap Eats - - Calendar - St. Louis - Riverfront Times |access-date=2007-10-04 |archive-date=2015-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403123223/http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2005-03-30/calendar/cheap-eats/full/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Variations== There are numerous variations of the basic slinger: *"Top one": has a tamale served on top of the slinger. *"Vegetarian": uses veggie burgers and veggie chili. *"The Tobey"/"the Hoosier": slinger that has white gravy instead of chili. (Named after a customer at Tiffany's Original Diner.) *"Ying and yang": slinger covered in half chili and half gravy. A customer favorite at Tiffany's Original Diner, and named by manager Tom Gray. (The yin and yang is both light and dark in color.) *"The Jared": slinger with equal amounts of chili and white gravy. *"The JP slinger": slinger with hamburger patty, extra onions and extra chili. *"Devil's delight": slinger without the hamburgers patties at Courtesy Diner. *"Chicago style": served with white bread toast on the side, burgers are specified as "cheeseburger patties", eggs are specified as over easy, and must contain grilled onions.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Legendary Slinger and Dick Burger at Diner Grill|url=http://chicago.eater.com/2013/7/17/6402075/the-legendary-slinger-and-dick-burger-at-diner-grill|website=Eater.com|accessdate=7 April 2015|date=2013-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chicago's Best Late Night: Diner Grill| website=YouTube | date=13 August 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1j0oimX3gQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/y1j0oimX3gQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=7 April 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==See also== {{Cookbook|Slinger}} {{portal|Food}} * Cincinnati chili, a Midwestern style of chili often served piled high * Garbage Plate, the Rochester, New York-area style plate piled with diner type foods * Horseshoe sandwich, Springfield, Illinois open-faced sandwich covered with fries and cheese sauce * Hot hamburger plate, an open-faced sandwich covered with fries and gravy * Loco moco, Hawaiian dish with many foods served on rice * Poutine, a Quebec dish, made with French fries, topped with brown gravy and curd cheese * Cuisine of St. Louis * List of meat and potato dishes

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Category:Cuisine of St. Louis Category:American egg dishes Category:Meat and potatoes dishes Category:Food combinations Category:American breakfast foods