Patty Melt Recipe
This Patty Melt Recipe consisting of juicy beef patties topped with melty cheese and caramelized onions that is sandwiched between perfectly toasted bread is simple delicious!
How to Make Patty Melt Recipe
This recipe for Patty Melt comes together so easily. Each main cooked component of this sandwich – beef patties and caramelized onions – takes only a few minutes to make and when combined with the other ingredients makes for an absolutely scrumptious meal! To make this recipe, you will need the key ingredients shared below.
Key Ingredients
- Ground Beef
- Yellow or White Onion
- Unsalted Butter
- American Cheese
- Mozzarella or Swiss Cheese
- Sandwich Bread or Texas Toast
- Burger Sauce – I used this Burger Sauce recipe
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Salt
- Black Pepper
Preparation
- Caramelize Onions – in a large skillet under medium heat, melt the butter and add in the onions. Sauté the onions starts until it starts to soften. Mix in the Worcestershire sauce and salt and black pepper to taste. Continue to cook the onions while stirring until fully caramelized, about 8-10 minutes or longer as needed. Spoon the caramelized onions into a dish and set aside to cool.
- Cook Beef Patties – divide the ground beef into into (4) 1/4 pound portions and shape into a ball. In the same skillet used to make the caramelized onions, drizzle in some oil and increase the heat to medium high. In batches, add the portions of beef into the skillet. Using a piece of parchment paper and a spatula, flatten the beef into a thin patty. Season with salt and black pepper and cook for 3-4 minutes. Flip the patties, season with salt and black pepper and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes or until preferred doneness. Add (2) slices of American cheese over each patty. Cover the skillet with a lid to allow the cheese to melt slightly. Stack (2) patties on top of each other to form a double patty.
- Assembly Sandwich – place down a slice of bread, spread over a layer of burger sauce (about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons), top with a slice of mozzarella or Swiss cheese and place down (1) set of the double patties. Spoon over a layer of caramelized onions, drizzle over some burger sauce and top with a slice of mozzarella or Swiss cheese. Close sandwich with a slice of bread. Repeat with remaining ingredients for a total of (2) double patty melt sandwiches.
- Toast Sandwich – in a skillet over medium heat, melt the remaining butter. Add the assembled sandwiches into the skillet and toast until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side.
- Serve – Patty melts immediately with a side of fries or chips and extra burger sauce for dipping.
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Patty Melt Recipe
This Patty Melt recipe consisting of juicy beef patties topped with melty cheese and caramelized onions that is sandwiched between perfectly toasted bread is simple delicious!
Servings: 2 Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 pound 80/20 ground beef
- 1 large yellow or white onion
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 8 American cheese slices
- 4 Mozzarella or Swiss cheese slices
- 4 sandwich bread or Texas toast slices
- 1/2 cup burger sauce plus more for serving
- 2-3 teaspoons neutral oil, for drizzling
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Caramelized Onions
- In a large skillet under medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and add in the onions. Sauté the onions starts until it starts to soften. Mix in the Worcestershire sauce and salt and black pepper to taste. Continue to cook the onions while stirring until fully caramelized, about 8-10 minutes or longer as needed. Spoon the caramelized onions into a dish and set aside to cool.
Beef Patties
- Divide the ground beef into (4) 1/4 pound portions and shape into a ball.
- In the same skillet used to make the caramelized onions, drizzle in some oil and increase the heat to medium high.
- In batches, add the portions of beef into the skillet. Using a piece of parchment paper and a spatula, flatten the beef into a thin patty. Season with salt and black pepper and cook for 3-4 minutes. Flip the patties, season with salt and black pepper and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes or until preferred doneness.
- Add (2) slices of American cheese over each patty. Cover the skillet with a lid to allow the cheese to melt slightly. Stack (2) patties on top of each other to form a double patty.
Assembly and Serving
- Place down a slice of bread, spread over a layer of burger sauce (about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons), top with a slice of mozzarella or Swiss cheese and place down (1) set of the double patties.
- Spoon over a layer of caramelized onions, drizzle over some burger sauce and top with a slice of mozzarella or Swiss cheese. Close sandwich with a slice of bread.
- Repeat with remaining ingredients for a total of (2) double patty melt sandwiches.
- In a skillet over medium heat, melt the remaining butter. Add the assembled sandwiches into the skillet and toast until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side.
- Serve patty melts immediately with a side of fries or chips and extra burger sauce for dipping.
Notes
- I used this Homemade Sandwich Bread recipe to make patty melts.
