Mom’s Top Secret Patty Melts

  When I was a little girl, my mom ran a Snack Shop at our small town Christian College. I LOVED playing there after school with my friends, digging in couch cushions for dimes and nickels to buy lifesavers, and begging for nachos with that good fake cheese in the plastic container.
  It wasn’t until my adult years, that I realized why her Patty Melts were so famous there.  She has a secret, one she just told me is the KEY to a “Make You Swoon” Patty Melt.  Prepare to be amazed, you haven’t tasted a Patty Melt quite like it! 

  *I made a big batch for our big family, but feel free to half or third this to make less, it’s so simple.

  Check it out:

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Ingredients

FOR THE BURGER PATTIES:

• 3 pounds Ground Beef
• 1 teaspoon Each, Salt And Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Each… Onion Powder And Garlic Powder
• 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil

FOR THE SAUTEED ONIONS:

• 3 whole Large White Onions
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• ½ teaspoons Salt
• 5 dashes Worcestershire Sauce

FOR THE SANDWICH:

• 1 stick Butter
• 1 loaf Of Sour Dough Bread
• 1 cup Thousand Island Dressing
• 9 slices Swiss Cheese

Preparation

Slice onion and sautee in a saucepan on medium heat. Add olive oil and cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add salt, pepper and worcestershire towards the end of cook time. Set aside.

While onions cook, mix beef and seasonings, forming into an oval shape like the Sour Dough Bread. I got 9 patties out of the 3 pounds of beef.

Heat olive oil in electric skillet and prepare to fry each patty until nicely browned, and cooked through. Remove from pan, and drain on paper towels, keeping warm until assembly time.

Wipe out skillet with more paper towels, but leave some of the oils and bits of meat behind.

Spread butter on each slice of bread needed, and place butter side down, in the electric skillet. On one side of bread, place a slice of swiss, on the other, a generous helping of 1000 Island Dressing.  {That’s the secret! You might think 1000 Island only belongs on Reubens, but believe me,  it makes it oh so good!  Adds a depth of flavor you can’t quite put your finger on.}

Next, place beef patty and onions on top of the dressing. Wait for breads to be warmed and toasted, before assembling and removing from skillet.

Cut and serve immediately.

~T

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