a1 patty melt.

Stephie and I are obsessed with A1!  We also love burgers.  Last week we put the two together.  This recipe make 4 patty melts.

1. 25 ground beef or ground turkey

1/2 c. A1 sauce

1 t. salt

1/2 t. onion powder

1/2 t. garlic powder

1/2 t. pepper

1/4 t. oregano

French bread, 8 slices

butter

swiss cheese, 4 slices

onions, chopped and sauteed 

In a bowl, combine defrosted beef or turkey, a1, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper and oregano.  Score into 4 sections.  Make four 1" thick patties.  

You can cook your patties on the grill, under the broiler or on the stove top.  We used the broiler.  Preheat your broiler option on your oven.  Move an oven rack to the highest possible position.  Place four patties on broiler pan.  If you don't have a broiling pan, use a cookie sheet with a cookie cooling rack on it.  This way the grease will still drain off the patties as they cook.  Broil patties for 4 minutes on each side. 

While patties are broiling, saute chopped onions over medium heat in a little bit of olive oil or butter.  Saute onions until they are translucent.  I used whole wheat french bread, but hamburger buns, regular bread or sourdough bread would be good, too.  Lightly butter one side of 8 slices of the bread of your choice.  In the same pan you sauteed the onions, toast the bread, butter side down.  Top 4 slices of bread with swiss cheese and let the cheese get melty.

Assemble your patty melt- toasted bread, cooked patty, sauteed onions and toasted bread with swiss cheese.  Top with more a1, if desired.

xx.

val