Slinger

This article is about the food. For other uses, see Slinger (disambiguation).

"St. Louis Slinger"

The Slinger is a Midwestern diner specialty typically consisting of two eggs, hash browns, and a hamburger patty (or any other meat) all covered in chili con carne stew (with or without beans) and generously topped with cheese (cheddar or American) and onions. The eggs can be any style. The Slinger is considered to be a St. Louis late-night culinary original. It is described as "a hometown culinary invention: a mishmash of meat, hash-fried potatoes, eggs, and chili, sided with your choice of ham, sausage, bacon, hamburger patties, or an entire T-bone steak.

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 Toby": Slinger that has white gravy instead of chili.
• "Yin and Yang": Slinger covered in half chili/half gravy.
• "The Jared": Slinger with equal amounts of chili and white
• "The JP Slinger": Slinger with hamburger patty, extra onions and extra chili.

See also

• Garbage Plate, the Rochester, NY area style plate piled with diner type foods
• Horseshoe sandwich, Springfield, IL open-faced sandwich covered with fries and cheese sauce
• Hot hamburger plate, an open-faced sandwich covered with fries and gravy
• Cincinnati chili, a Midwestern-style of chili often served piled high
• 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.