Ultimate Patty Melts - Rachael Ray

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 1/4 lbs ground sirloin
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 8 slices bread (or whatever sandwich bread you like)
• 3 -4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 -4 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 8 slices swiss cheese
• 8 slices bacon, cooked until crisp
• 8 slices tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 place a medium skillet over medium-high heat with about 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• 2 add the onion to the pan and cook until tender, 4-5 minutes.
• 3 remove to a large mixing bowl and wipe the pan clean.
• 4 when the onions have cooled slightly, place the pan back over medium-high heat with about 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• 5 to the mixing bowl with the onions, add the sirloin, worcestershire, some salt and pepper and mix thoroughly to combine.
• 6 divide the meat into 4 portions and shape into 4 thin burgers.
• 7 add the patties to the hot pan and cook until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
• 8 while the burgers are cooking, butter up one side of each slice of bread then flip them over and spread mustard on each.
• 9 when the burgers have finished cooking, make stacks by laying down the slices of bread, butter side-down, and top them with a slice of cheese, a patty, another slice of cheese, 2 slices of bacon and tomato and another slice of bread (butter side-up).
• 10 wipe out the pan that the burgers were cooked in and return it over medium heat.
• 11 add the stacks to the pan and cook until the bread is toasted golden brown and the cheese has melted, 2-3 minutes per side.