Portuguese Patty Melts recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef 2 cloves garlic, or more to taste, minced 1 tablespoon water freshly ground black pepper to taste ¼ cup olive oil 2 large sweet onions, thinly sliced ½ teaspoon ground cumin 1 (4 ounce) link linguica sausage 4 slices American cheese 8 slices deli rye bread 2 tablespoons butter, softened, or to taste 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard, or to taste
Nutrition Info
- 1002.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 48.7 gcholesterol: 171.1 mgfat: 67.7 gfiber: 6.6 gprotein: 48.6 gsaturatedFat: 26 gservingSize: -sodium: 1465.4 mgsugar: 9.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Portuguese Patty Melts
Directions
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Mix ground beef, garlic, water, and pepper in a bowl. Form into 4 large patties and place in the refrigerator to chill while onions cook.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stir in onion and sprinkle cumin over top. Saute until onions are light brown and limp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove onions to a bowl.
Slice sausage lengthwise into 4 pieces. Place in the hot skillet and cook until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Remove to a plate.
Take patties out of the refrigerator and place in the skillet. Cook until no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C). Top each patty with a slice of American cheese, cook until cheese begins to melt, 1 to 2 minutes. Add a sausage slice to each patty. Remove patties to a plate.
Butter all bread slices on one side. Place 4 pieces bread, buttered-sides down, in the skillet. Place patties on top, add mustard to taste, top with sauteed onions, and place the remaining bread, buttered-sides up, on top. Cook until light brown and toasted, about 2 minutes per side.