I’ve stopped by Mel’s dinner the other day after - as it was a late night and I was badly craving some food. I haven’t been in that chain for a long time since I’ve move in California so their menu look almost brand new to me. As I was browsing through their options, I’ve remembered having a good experience in another dinner with some Rye bread sandwich. So without too much hesitation I’ve ordered their Patty Melt.
O-M-G! The sandwich was awesome! It was so good that I wanted to make my own at home asap. So here is my updated version of the “Mel’s dinner” Patty Melt!
Cedric’s Patty Melt
Make 4 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 8 slices of turkey breast
- 8 slices of multi-seed bread (actually any kind of sliced bread should work fine)
- 8 slices of pre-sliced mozzarella cheese
- 1 onion
- butter, virgin olive oil, salt & pepper
Main cookwares and baking utensils
- 1 meat pan (non-stick)
- 1 medium cooking pan
Preparing the onions
- Heat a pan over medium-high heat with a bit of virgin olive oil at the bottom
- Slice the onions and cook them until they got a slightly caramelized color
- Reserve
Making the sandwich
- Take 2 slices of bread and spread butter on once side of each slice
- Heat the pan to medium temperature with nothing on it and once warm enough put each slice of bread on top of it, the buttery side facing the bottom of the meat pan.
- Add on top of one slice of bread the 2 slices of cheese and on the other slice the 2 slices of turkey.
- Add a few tablespoons of onions on top of the turkey.
- Cook for about 5 minutes (until the cheese start to melt)
- Then assemble the sandwich by putting the slide with the cheese on top of the other slice
- Cook until the bread start becoming crispy (for about another 5-10 minutes)
- During the process makes sure the pan is not too warmed otherwise you will burn the bread.
- Voila!
Note: Finding the optimal temperature of the meat pan might be too more tricky part of this recipe.
Serving suggestions
- Those sandwiches go along well with a nice salad.
Bon appétit!
Cédric
1 year ago
