California Patty Melts

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• salt and pepper
• 8 slices rye bread
• 4 ounces goat cheese
• mustard, your choice

Recipe

• 1 in a medium-size saute pan or skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
• 2 add the onion, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
• 3 remove cover, and continue to cook the onion over low heat until very soft and golden, about 45 minutes longer, stirring to keep onions from sticking to pan.
• 4 start up grill or preheat a broiler.
• 5 while onions are cooking and after grill is lit, combine ground beef, worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl.
• 6 handling the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting it, mix ingredients together well.
• 7 divide the mixture into 8 equal portions, and form into thin, round patties to fit the bread slices.
• 8 cut the cheese into 4 pieces a little smaller that the patties.
• 9 place a piece of cheese on 4 of the patties, cover with the remaining patties, and press edges together to seal and encase the cheese.
• 10 when grill is ready, brush the grill rack or broiler rack with vegetable oil.
• 11 place the patties on the grill rack or under the broiler and cook until browned, about 4 minutes.
• 12 with a wide spatula, turn the patties and cook until done to preference, about 4 minutes longer for medium rare.
• 13 during the last few minutes of cooking, place the bread slices on the outer edges of the grill to toast lightly or prepare in toaster.
• 14 top 4 slices of the bread with the patties, pile on the onion, and cover.
• 15 with the remaining bread slices.