Portobello Patty Melt Food

PORTOBELLO PATTY MELT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Stir paprika, pepper, salt, and 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a small bowl. Rub mushrooms with the mixture and arrange, gill sides down, on a baking sheet. Bake until tender and lightly browned about 20 minutes.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high . Add onion and cook (I also added arugula here after onions were mostly done), stirring often, until softened and lightly browned. 10 to 12 minutes. transfer to small bowl, reserving skillet.
• Spread .5 tablespoon butter on 1 side of each slice of bread. Divide 1 tablespoon of mustard among unbuttered sides of the bread. Top each half with cheese. layer with arugula, onion, mushroom and remaining cheese. Assemble the sandwiches with the buttered sides out.
• Cook the sandwiches in the skillet over medium heat flipping once, until cheese is melted and bread is golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes on each side.
• Serve with small dill pickles.

CLASSIC PATTY MELT

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until very soft and golden, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Mix the ground meat with the ketchup, Worcestershire, onion powder, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Form the meat into 4 oblong patties in the approximate size and shape of the bread (they should be a little less than 1/2-inch-thick).
• Add 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet and heat it over medium-high heat until the foam subsides. Add the patties and cook, turning once, until cooked to medium doneness, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Add salt and pepper, if desired. Transfer to a plate.
• Wipe the skillet clean. Butter one side of half of the bread slices, then place them butter-side down in the skillet. Add a slice of cheese on top of each slice of bread, then add the patties and onions. Lay one more slice of cheese on top of the onions, then add the top slices of bread. Butter the top of the bread. Flip the sandwiches and cook until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and cover loosely with foil. Cook the remaining sandwiches with the remaining butter in the same manner.
• Cut the patty melts in half and serve immediately.

PORTOBELLO MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Place mushrooms in a shallow bowl. Mix oil, vinegar, salt and dried basil; brush onto both sides of mushrooms. Let stand 5 minutes. Reserve remaining marinade., Place mushrooms on a greased rack of a broiler pan, stem side down. Broil mushrooms 4 in. from heat until tender, 3-4 minutes per side. Top stem sides with tomato and cheese. Broil until cheese is melted, about 1 minute., Place bread on a baking sheet; brush with reserved marinade. Broil 4 in. from heat until lightly toasted, 45-60 seconds. Top with mushrooms. Sprinkle with chopped basil.