Description
Sizzling Patty Melts with Secret Sauce invite hungry diners into a classic diner experience, blending juicy beef, melted cheese, and caramelized onions between crispy rye bread. Comfort cuisine reaches new heights with this irresistible sandwich you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat:
- 1 pound (454 grams) ground beef
Cheese:
- 6 slices cheddar cheese
- 6 slices provolone cheese
Bread and Seasoning:
- 6 slices rye bread
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
Secret Sauce:
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons chopped bacon pieces
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon relish
Instructions
- Craft ground beef patties to match the dimensions of rye bread slices, generously seasoning both surfaces with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper for robust flavor enhancement.
- Ignite a skillet at medium-high temperature, searing patties approximately 4-5 minutes per side until thoroughly cooked, then transfer to a holding plate.
- Craft secret sauce by whisking mayonnaise, chopped bacon, ketchup, sugar, and relish in a compact mixing vessel until ingredients harmonize seamlessly.
- Cleanse the skillet with a paper towel, reducing heat to medium for subsequent sandwich assembly.
- Generously coat one side of each rye bread slice with butter, positioning three slices butter-side down in the skillet.
- Layer each bread slice with provolone cheese, prepared beef patty, and cheddar cheese for a decadent foundation.
- Distribute secret sauce across remaining bread slices’ unbuttered surfaces, positioning them sauce-side down atop the constructed base.
- Allow bottom bread to achieve golden-brown crispness and provolone to melt, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Delicately flip each patty melt, toasting alternate side until cheese melts completely and bread transforms to a rich, caramelized hue.
- Extract patty melts from skillet, presenting immediately with additional secret sauce for optional dipping pleasure.
Notes
- Adjust meat thickness carefully to ensure even cooking and perfect texture.
- Use freshly ground beef with 80/20 fat content for juiciest patties that won’t dry out.
- Allow meat to rest at room temperature before cooking to promote more consistent browning.
- Experiment with different cheese combinations like Swiss or Gouda for unique flavor profiles.
- Toast bread thoroughly but watch carefully to prevent burning and maintain crispy exterior.
- Consider adding caramelized onions for deeper umami and sweetness enhancement.
- Make sauce ahead of time and refrigerate to allow flavors to develop and meld together.
- Gluten-free option: Replace rye bread with gluten-free bread slices for celiac-friendly version.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 703 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 830 mg
- Fat: 50 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 1.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 38 g
- Cholesterol: 135 mg