PATTY MELT WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds ground beef

  85/15
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  plus more for cooking
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon butter

  plus mores softened butter for schmearing
• 8 slices Swiss cheese
• 8 slices bread

  rye, marble rye or sourdough
• 1 cup caramelized onions

  recipe follows
• 1 large sweet or yellow onion

  about a pound
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Pinch of sugar
• Salt and pepper

  to taste

Instructions

• 1 Start by making the caramelized onions as they take the longest. Slice that big
  ol’ onion in half then into half rings. Make these as thick or thin as you wish.
  The thinner they are the faster they cook, but thicker slices come out sweeter.
• 2 In a heavy bottomed skillet on medium heat, melt the oil and butter together.
• 3 Add the onion and turn to coat, sprinkle with a pinch of sugar to help speed up
  caramelization.
• 4 Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 25-45minutes or
  until delectably soft and golden brown. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 In a mixing bowl, mix the hamburger, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire. If you’re
  adding lentils, now’s the time.)
• 6 Divide the mixture into 4 (or six) portions and form them into pattiesthat are a
  little bigger than your bread.
• 7 Sprinkle each side with a little kosher salt to help make a nice crusty sear on
  the patties.
• 8 In a large skillet on medium-high heat, add a pat of butter and cook the burger
  patties for 3-4 minutes per side.
• 9 To assemble the sandwiches – schmear the “outsides” of the bread with butter,
  place in the skillet butter side down.
• 10 Add a slice of cheese, a burger patty, some of the onions, another slice of
  cheese and top with another slice of bread that’s been buttered on the
  "outside”.
• 11 When the bottom slice of bread is golden brown and delicious, carefully flip the
  whole thing over and grill the other side.
  
  Mmmmmmm. This is so good.
• 12 Repeat with the remaining sandwiches. Keep the diner vibe going by serving this
  with French fries and coleslaw or a dill pickle.

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