Patty Melt

I recently bought a Weber 7404 Cast Iron Griddle for my gas grill. I absolutely love cooking with it. It is just like cooking on a flat top grill. It gets amazingly hot, which is exactly what I need to cook a patty melt. I like a little crust on my patty melt burgers, but with tender juicy insides. And the bread has to be grilled just until it has a little crunch and can stand up to the patty and onions.

You can also make these on your stove top. You’ll want to use a large skillet, preferably cast iron. Or better, use a Griddler from Cuisinart. Also try my taco melt and my copycat of the yummy Frisco melt from Steak ‘n Shake.

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Patty Melt

I like a little crust on my patty melt burgers, but with tender juicy insides. And the bread has to be grilled just until it has a little crunch and can stand up to the patty and onions.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword burgers, sandwich

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Calories 762kcal

Author Based on a recipe from the Pioneer Woman

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
• 1 Vidallia onion sliced thin
• 1 pound ground beef
• kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 8 slices American cheese
• 8 slices marbled rye bread

Instructions

• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet (or on a griddle) over medium heat.
• Add onions and cook until the onions are soft and golden, stirring often, 20-30 minutes. Remove onions.
• Place beef into a large bowl along with salt and pepper, to taste, and the Worcestershire sauce. Mix well.
• Form meat into 4 4 ounce patties.
• Melt 2 more tablespoons of butter in the skillet. Add the beef patties and cook on both sides until done. Remove meat and any scraps.
• Melt 1 more tablespoon of butter in the skillet. Working in batches, brown the bread on one side, while melting cheese on the topside of each slice. Add more butter as needed.
• Assemble patty melts by placing burgers on bread and top with onions and remaining bread slice.

Nutrition

Calories: 762kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 160mg | Sodium: 1180mg | Potassium: 577mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 840IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 528mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutritional values are approximate.