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Diner-Style Patty Melt

Americanmedium4 servings
Diner-Style Patty Melt

Ingredients

  • tablespoon sunsalted butter
  • tablespoon olive oil
  • large yellow onions, thinly slice d
  • teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • pound ground beef
  • teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • slice sSwiss cheese
  • slice srye bread
  • teaspoon sbutter

Instructions

  1. Heat butter and oil in a Dutch oven. Add onions, season with salt and pepper, cook, stirring continually, for 3 minutes. Cover with a lid and allow onions to caramelize, stirring occasionally to prevent burning, about 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, combine ground beef, garlic salt, and pepper in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Shape ground beef into 4 rectangular patties.
  3. Cook patties in a skillet over medium high heat, flipping once, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Add a slice of Swiss cheese to each patty and top each with an equal amount of caramelized onions.
  4. Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
  5. Spread 1 teaspoon butter over each slice of bread. Broil until lightly golden and toasted. Assemble patty melts and serve immediately.