These are not low fat, but man are they so, so good. This recipe is, quite literally, the path to my husband's heart. We were inspired to begin making our own patty melts after a bad Steak 'n Shake frisco melt experience. There are some secrets to the perfect patty melt: caramelized onions, Swiss AND American cheese, and some copycat version of frisco sauce.
Gooey Patty Melts
adapted from From Away.com
Ingredients (for 4 sandwiches)
4 slices of bread of your choice (rye is tradition, I used multigrain ciabatta rolls that I found at Meijer)
3 tablespoons butter
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 slices American cheese
1 pound ground beef
1 large white onion, thinly sliced
Frisco Sauce Ingredients
1/4 cup mayo (the real stuff)
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp ketchup
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp dill pickle relish
Directions
1. First caramelize the onions: melt the butter in a saute pan then add the sliced onions. Turn the heat to medium, cover, and stir every five minutes or so. You want to cook the onions until they are a nice golden brown color. Like this:
Now, the correct way to do this is to let the onions slowly simmer on low heat for almost an hour. I generally keep the heat around low-med and med so that it happens in something closer to 15 minutes. You want to stir every so often to be sure they aren't sticking or burning. When they're done, drain the excess oil, if needed.
2. Separate the ground beef into four patties. Season with salt and pepper or seasonings of your choice and cook to desired doneness in a skillet (we like medium well).
3. Next, whip up the copycat frisco sauce. Simply stir together mayo, ketchup, sugar, and relish. Set aside.
4. Assemble the sandwiches in the following order: bottom slice of bread, Swiss cheese, burger patty, frisco sauce, onions, American cheese, top slice of bread.
5. Spray a skillet with cooking spray, heat it up, then through the sandwich on and brown each side (like you're making a grilled cheese). I sprayed an additional time in between flipping the sandwich.
6. Serve with french fries and a milkshake and you'll never need Steak 'n Shake again!
Gooey Patty Melts
adapted from From Away.com
Ingredients (for 4 sandwiches)
4 slices of bread of your choice (rye is tradition, I used multigrain ciabatta rolls that I found at Meijer)
3 tablespoons butter
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 slices American cheese
1 pound ground beef
1 large white onion, thinly sliced
Frisco Sauce Ingredients
1/4 cup mayo (the real stuff)
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp ketchup
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp dill pickle relish
Directions
1. First caramelize the onions: melt the butter in a saute pan then add the sliced onions. Turn the heat to medium, cover, and stir every five minutes or so. You want to cook the onions until they are a nice golden brown color. Like this:
Now, the correct way to do this is to let the onions slowly simmer on low heat for almost an hour. I generally keep the heat around low-med and med so that it happens in something closer to 15 minutes. You want to stir every so often to be sure they aren't sticking or burning. When they're done, drain the excess oil, if needed.
2. Separate the ground beef into four patties. Season with salt and pepper or seasonings of your choice and cook to desired doneness in a skillet (we like medium well).
3. Next, whip up the copycat frisco sauce. Simply stir together mayo, ketchup, sugar, and relish. Set aside.
4. Assemble the sandwiches in the following order: bottom slice of bread, Swiss cheese, burger patty, frisco sauce, onions, American cheese, top slice of bread.
5. Spray a skillet with cooking spray, heat it up, then through the sandwich on and brown each side (like you're making a grilled cheese). I sprayed an additional time in between flipping the sandwich.
6. Serve with french fries and a milkshake and you'll never need Steak 'n Shake again!
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