The Original Bubba Burger Patty Melt Food

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.

THE ORIGINAL BUBBA BURGER PATTY MELT

Steps:

• Slice onions into long thin strips. Melt 1 tbsp butter in a skillet on medium heat and add onions. Fry onions and stir until they take on a golden brown color. Remove from the skillet and set the onions aside in a small bowl.
• Place 4 frozen Original BUBBA burgers in the same skillet used to cook the onions. Cook and wait for the juices to rise to the top (4-6 minutes). Flip burgers and cook for another 4-6 minutes. You'll want to get the internal temperature to 160 degrees.
• Stack your burgers in this order: 1 slice Texas toast, 1 slice cheese, 1 Original BUBBA burger®, ¼ of the onions, 1 slice cheese, 1 slice Texas toast.
• Melt 1 tbsp of butter in the skillet and place your burgers in the pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Flip your burger and cook for another 2 minutes to brown the other site. Plate and enjoy the buttery crunch with your warm and juicy burger!

THE ULTIMATE PATTY MELT BURGER

Steps:

• Cut the bacon strips in half. Fry to preferred doneness (I like mine moderately soft).
• Fry onions in a little butter over medium to medium-high heat until cooked and browned.
• Fry mushrooms in butter or bacon grease until nicely cooked and a little browned.
• Form ground sirloin into 6, slightly oval patties. Fry or grill to preferred doneness (I like medium-well).
• While patties are cooking, make 6 sandwiches of rye bread and cheese. Butter the outsides and cook like a normal grilled-cheese sandwich -- in restaurant-speak this is a "set-up".
• When set-ups are ready them pry them open and set them on the individual plates.
• Put cooked patties on one side of the set-up. Top with bacon strips, onions, and mushrooms.
• Close sandwiches, pin with frilly toothpicks, and cut in half.
• Offer mayonnaise and/or mustard (preferably brown or Dijon), at the table.
• I prefer to offer coleslaw (try Recipe #209944 ), or a green salad but really crisp french fries and a pickle on the side are customary.