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Patty Melts with Secret
Sauce
Yield: 6 sandwiches
1
1
⁄
2
pounds ground beef
2
teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1
teaspoon kosher salt
1
⁄
2
teaspoon ground black pepper
12 slices sourdough bread
1
⁄
2
cup Secret Sauce (recipe follows)
1
cup Caramelized Onions (recipe
follows)
6
slices Cheddar cheese
6
tablespoons unsalted butter
1.
In a large bowl, combine ground
beef, Worcestershire, salt, and
pepper. Shape ground beef into 6
oval patties.
2.
In a large cast-iron skillet, cook
patties over medium-high heat
until browned and cooked through,
approximately 2 minutes per side.
Remove skillet from heat. Remove
patties from skillet; wipe out skillet.
3.
Layer 1 bread slice with 1
tablespoon Secret Sauce, 2 to 3
tablespoons Caramelized Onions, 1
slice cheese, 1 patty, and another 1
tablespoon Secret Sauce. Top with
another bread slice. Repeat with
remaining bread, Secret Sauce,
Caramelized Onions, cheese, and
patties.
4.
Heat skillet over medium-high
heat. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in
skillet. Working in batches, cook
sandwiches, flipping once, until
golden brown and heated through,
approximately 3 minutes per side.
Add remaining butter to skillet as
needed.
Secret Sauce
Yield: approximately
1
⁄
2
cup
1
⁄
4
cup Dijon mustard
1
⁄
4
cup mayonnaise
1
tablespoon barbecue sauce
1
⁄
2
teaspoon hot sauce
1.
In a small bowl, stir together
mustard, mayonnaise, barbecue
sauce, and hot sauce. Store, covered,
in refrigerator up to 3 days.
Caramelized Onions
Yield: approximately 1 cup
2
tablespoons unsalted butter
3
medium Vidalia onions, thinly
sliced
1.
In a medium cast-iron skillet,
melt butter over medium heat. Add
onion. Cook, stirring occasionally,
until onion is soft and golden brown,
approximately 35 minutes.
