This patty melt recipe is a beef patty with onions and Swiss on rye, grilled in butter. It is not a cheeseburger or a grilled cheese.
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Patty Melt
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Patty Melt. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound (450g) ground beef
- 1 onion, sliced
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 8 slices rye bread
- 2 tablespoons butter
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Season the beef and shape 4 thin patties. Cook the onion in 1 tablespoon butter until soft and brown.
- Cook the patties about 3 minutes a side. Top with onion and cheese.
- Butter the rye and grill the sandwiches until the bread is toasted and the cheese melts.
Notes
Thin patties. A thick burger does not fit the sandwich.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Rye
The bread. White bread is a different sandwich.
Onion
Cooked, not raw.
Butter
On the outside of the bread.
Cheese
Swiss melts without taking over the rye.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Cheese swap?
American melts faster. The rye still matters.
Storage
Best as soon as it is grilled.
Patty
Press it wider than the bread. It shrinks.
Doneness
Cook the beef through. This is a thin patty, so it does not take long.
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