Description
This Classic Patty Melt recipe combines flavorful caramelized onions, juicy beef patties, Swiss cheese, and perfectly toasted bread for a deliciously nostalgic sandwich experience.
Ingredients
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Caramelized Onions:
- 1 sweet yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Beef Patties:
- 8 ounces 90/10 ground beef
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Assembly:
- 4 slices sandwich bread
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- Mustard, optional
Instructions
- Cook the onions: In a large cast-iron skillet, cook sliced onions in 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat for about 25 minutes until brown. Add apple cider vinegar towards the end. Remove from skillet.
- Cook the patties: Shape beef into patties, season with salt and pepper, then cook in the same skillet for 3 minutes per side. Remove when done.
- Butter your bread: Add butter to skillet, coat one side of bread slices. Build sandwiches in skillet.
- Build your sandwiches in the skillet: On buttered bread slices, layer cheese, patty, caramelized onions, more cheese, and top with bread.
- Cook the sandwiches: Toast sandwiches in skillet over medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes per side until cheese melts and bread is toasted.
- Serve: Slice sandwiches and serve warm.
Notes
- Consider adding mustard for an extra flavor kick.
- Adjust cooking times based on patty thickness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 590
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
