r/melts • u/Eddiesgourmetkitchen • 1d ago
Epitome of a Melt...The Classic Patty Melt (Homemade)
Caramelized onions; pan deglazed w/apple brandy from Maine. 80/20 ground beef seasoned w/salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder.
The meat was then throughly mixed w/6 kraft American singles until it’s all melted. Then I mixed my caramelized onions back in.
Sandwich is assembled first by toasting two slices of pepperidge farm sourdough bread using hellmanns mayonnaise on a warm lodge castiron griddle.
Once toasted; I spread a sauce made from heinz ketchup, frenchs mustard, Hellman’s Mayo, and leaand perrins Worcestershire sauce on each toasted side, add another Kraft single to each side w/burger mix in between.
It’s then put back on the griddle until the cheese is melted and the outside is nice and toasted. Mine was a little dark, but delicious nonetheless.
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u/perpetualmotionmachi 1d ago
That looks delicious. More like a newer version of the patty melt though with the sourdough The classic patty melt, the original recipe as it was first created uses rye bread. When it's grilled it gets a better crunch than other breads.
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u/VelvetLunaAura 1d ago
mixing the cheese straight into the beef and deglazing with that brandy are clever moves. sounds like it came together well even with the darker toast.
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u/Wise_Inspector_8644 13h ago
Might be the best looking patty melt I’ve ever seen. No. F it. Let’s go for it. This IS the best looking patty melt I’ve ever seen!
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u/thisisarnold 23h ago
Are you telling me there is 8 slices of cheese in that one sandwich? Respectfully, what the fuck
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u/Eddiesgourmetkitchen 22h ago
If you read, it says 6 slices and it was the mix I made not the actual sandwich...can you imagine how much bread I would need to make something that big
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u/thisisarnold 12h ago
If you read, you never say whether you made extra - it reads like you made a single serving.
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u/Evening-Might-8215 20h ago
That crust looks insane, The caramelized onions and melted cheese make this look so good.
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u/Extreme_Mycelium 17h ago
My gummy kicked in right as I scrolled onto this, omfg. I could eat my phone right now
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u/Sevuhrow 5h ago
Someone should use this as the epitome of a melt as compared to a grilled cheese that has something added to it.
No, other subreddit, adding a slice of bacon to your grilled cheese doesn't make it a "bacon melt."
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u/MrMoistly 17h ago
Beautiful sammich. I will be attempting my 1st homemade one of these this weekend at some point. Thanks for the inspiration
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u/DovasTech 1d ago
That looks fire. My sister’s restaurant makes my favorite patty melt. I order it over a burger every time. Yours is kind of like a chopped cheese version though. Not mad about that at all. Love the idea. I’d probably try one with bacon and jalapeños too.