With the Great Flavor Remain After You Take The Grease Out of a Patty Melt?

An old staple of many a greasy spoon restaurant is the patty melt. What’s not to like? You get a nice crispy toasted bread on the outside with gooey, melty cheese draped all over the chopped onion and burger patty on the inside. It’s a grilled cheese with meat and grilled onions. But what if it wasn’t as greasy. Would it still be enjoyable?

Ingredients:

• 8 Slices of French Loaf $1.67
• 4 1/3 lb. Hamburger Patties $4.95
• 1 Tbsp Oil $0.12
• 1 tsp Salt $0.04
• 1 tsp pepper $0.10
• 1 Onion, Chopped $0.17
• 6 oz. Cheddar Cheese, Shredded $1.50
• 1/4 tsp – Cayenne Pepper $0.04
• ¼ cup drained, finely diced, jarred roasted red bell peppers $1.00
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise $0.20
• 1 tsp Salt $0.04
• 1 tsp pepper $0.10
• 4 Tbsp Butter $0.46
• 2 tsp Parmesan $0.05
• 2 tsp Garlic Powder $0.08

Total:  $10.50

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Preparation:

1. Prepare the Cheese mixture:
2. Place 1/4 cup of mayonnaise, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper in a bowl and whisk together. add the cheese and chopped bell peppers and mix thoroughly. Refrigerate till ready to use.
3. Chopping the Onion into large portions
4. Slicing the French loaf to about 3/4 of an inch of thickness
5. Drizzle oil on the hamburger patties, add a dash of salt and pepper. Flip the burgers and repeat
6. Melt 2 Tbsp of butter in a skillet on medium heat. Add the Onions and cook stirring occasionally. 
7. While the onion is cooking, grill the meat. I usually grill the meat for 3 minutes on each side with a 1/4 turn half way through for more even grill marks on the patties
8. Once the onions are golden brown, take them off the fire.
9. On 4 slices of the bread, add 1/2 of the cheese mixture, top each with a meat patty, add the onions, top with the other 1/2 of the cheese mixture and cover with the other slice of bread.
10. Melt 1 Tbsp of butter in the skilled, add 1 tsp parmesan cheese and 1 tsp garlic powder. Place the sandwiches in the skillet and cook till golden brown, about 2-3 minutes, and then take them out of the pan. 
11. For the other side, Melt another 1 Tbsp of butter in the skilled, add  another 1 tsp parmesan cheese and 1 tsp garlic powder. Place the sandwiches untoasted side down in the skillet and cook till golden brown, about 2-3 minutes, and then take them out of the pan. 
12. Slice and serve.

Kitchen Items used in this recipe

Meat Cleaver	SENZER Gravity Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder Set