Slinger

Slinger
Alternative names	American Midwest
Course	Main course
Place of origin	United States
Associated cuisine	United States
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	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

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.^[1] 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: 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.^[2]

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. ^{[3] [4]}