The Best Patty Melt Recipe

I love to make and eat thick, juicy, fire-grilled patty melts like you find at your local tiki dive bar, mandatory blue Hawaii’s on the side of course. Whenever I go down to Florida over the winter, I try to get my fill of the patio and patty melts at the tiki bar in the neighbourhood. I figured I'd make my own at home, so you can too. Made with a thick grilled beef burger patty inside a buttery grilled cheese, topped with charred onions, tomato, lettuce, pickles (lots of pickles) and 'dive in' sauce, this Patty Melt hits the spot. Serve it with crinkle cut fries or any other favourite side, and a neon blue beverage, of course. If you want to know how to make my Patty Melt recipe keep reading, or jump to the full recipe.

Season the ground beef with salt and pepper and form into a one-inch thick burger patty.

Slice the onion into rounds, slice the tomato, cut the lettuce into pieces.

Take 2-3 rounds of onions and finely dice, then add to a bowl.

Add the mayo to the bowl with the onions and mix in the relish and yellow mustard. Set aside.

Grate the cheddar cheese.

 Add the onions to the plancha with some oil. Grill until nicely charred, flipping midway.

Add the burger to the grill, cook 3-4 minutes per side for medium well. Once the burger is done cooking, add 3-4 grilled onions on top.

Spread the 'dive in' sauce onto two pieces of bread, place mayo-side down onto the plancha, sprinkle the cheese on each piece and allow to melt slightly. Place the burger on one of the pieces of cheesy bread. Add the sliced tomatoes to the other piece of cheesy bread and remove both from the grill once cheese is nicely melted.

Add the lettuce on top of the tomatoes, the sliced pickles on top of the burger. Add that ‘dive in’ sauce to the patty melt.

Close the top of the patty melt, give it a little press and cut it in half.

And now for the full recipe...

Patty Melt

Makes 1 burger

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

 ½ lb ground beef

½ tsp salt 

½ pepper

1 yellow onion

1 tomato

2-3 leaves romaine lettuce

¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 slices white or brioche bread

About 15 dill pickle rounds, but use as many as you wish 

‘Dive in’ sauce:

3 tbsp mayo

3 tbsp relish

2 tbsp yellow mustard

The Best Patty Melt Recipe

Season the ground beef with salt and pepper and form into a one-inch thick burger patty.

Slice the onion into rounds, slice the tomato, cut the lettuce into pieces.

Take 2-3 rounds of onions and finely dice. Add to a bowl and mix with the mayo, relish and yellow mustard. Set aside.

Grate the cheddar cheese.

Add the onions to the plancha with some oil. Grill until nicely charred, flipping midway. Add the burger to the grill, cook 3-4 minutes per side for medium well.

Spread the 'dive in' sauce onto two pieces of bread, place mayo-side down onto the plancha, sprinkle the cheese on each piece and allow to melt slightly.

Once the burger is done cooking, add 3-4 grilled onions on top and then place on one of the pieces of cheesy bread. Add the sliced tomatoes to the other piece of cheesy bread and remove both from the grill once cheese is nicely melted. Add the lettuce on top of the tomatoes, the sliced pickles on top of the burger, and then close the top. Press down and cut in half. Add that ‘dive in’ sauce to the patty melt and dig in.

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