Simple Sandwich Sundays - Sourdough Patty Melt Recipe

 

Simple Sourdough Patty Melt Recipe

I have been making my own sour dough bread and loving it. In fact I have a list of sandwiches I plan to make!!! It's a silly thing to be excited about but I am enjoying the easy meals I can make with the garden goodies and sourdough...

Serve it with what you want, I'm serving it with fresh broccoli and stewed rhubarb

Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 tablespoons dried or ground thyme, divided
• 1 tablespoon rosemary
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 8 slices sourdough bread
• 8 slices Swiss cheese

Directions

1. Begin by caramelizing the onions: Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a cast iron skillet and sauté the onions on low, stirring frequently, for about 35 to 40 minutes. Halfway through cooking the onions, add apple cider vinegar and stir to combine. The onions will slowly soften and darken into a caramel color. Keep the heat low –– if the onions are burning, the skillet is too hot.
2. While the onions are cooking, prepare the patties. Mix the ground beef, one tablespoon of thyme, rosemary, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Use your hands to combine, and then form the patties into long, thin ovals, similar to the shape of the bread.
3. Once the onions are softened and jammy, remove them from the skillet and reserve. Turn the heat up to medium. When the skillet is hot, add the beef patties. Allow each patty space –– you may need to work in batches.
4. Firmly press down on each patty, flattening the burgers as they cook. Cook for three to four minutes, and then flip them and cook for another three to four minutes on the other side, pressing down firmly again to flatten. Once the burgers are cooked to your preferred doneness (8 minutes should be medium), remove them from the skillet.
5. Melt the remaining two tablespoons of butter in a small bowl and stir in one tablespoon of thyme. Brush the melted butter on one side of each slice of bread.
6. To assemble the sandwich, take two slices of buttered sourdough bread and stack them, buttered sides together. On the bare side of the sourdough bread, place a cooked hamburger patty. Then layer the patty with two slices of Swiss cheese and the caramelized onions.
7. In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, place the sandwich butter-side down. Then stack the second slice on top of the onions. Cook for about two to three minutes, until the bread is deeply golden brown and the cheese is melting. Flip the sandwich and cook for another two to three minutes, until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted and gooey.
8. Remove the sandwich from the skillet and repeat this process with the remaining sandwiches. Cut them in half and serve.