Patty Melt with Secret Sauce (Print Version)
Sliced onions, melty cheese, flavorful ground beef, and a creamy sauce stacked on toasted marble rye.
# Ingredients:
→ Beef Patties
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680 grams lean ground beef
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2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
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1 teaspoon salt
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0.5 teaspoon black pepper
→ Sandwich Assembly
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12 slices marble rye bread
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3 slices cheddar cheese
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3 slices Swiss cheese
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8 tablespoons unsalted butter
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3 Vidalia onions, thinly sliced
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0.5 cup secret sauce
→ Secret Sauce
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60 milliliters mayonnaise
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60 milliliters Dijon mustard
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1 tablespoon barbecue sauce
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0.5 teaspoon hot sauce
# Instructions:
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In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, barbecue sauce, and hot sauce until smooth.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper. Mix gently just until incorporated.
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Divide the beef mixture evenly and form into 6 oval-shaped patties of similar thickness.
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Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and golden brown.
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Heat a separate skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the beef patties for 2 minutes per side, until browned but still juicy. Remove patties and wipe the skillet clean.
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Spread a thin layer of butter on the outer sides of each slice of bread.
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Place buttered bread slices, buttered side down, on the skillet. Top with 1 tablespoon of secret sauce, 3 tablespoons of caramelized onions, a slice of cheese, a beef patty, a second slice of cheese, more onions and secret sauce, then top with another bread slice, buttered side up.
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Cook sandwiches on both sides over medium heat until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining sandwiches.
# Notes:
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Allow the onions to fully caramelize for deep flavor and sweetness.