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grevenilvec75: real talk: How do I stop my hamburger patties from swelling up into a giant meatball? No matter how thin I press them they end up ~twice as thick.
Legeto: mayo on the outside to grill it? That seems…weird to me
davelog: What’s the significance of the star tattoo? I seem to see that a lot lately.
Pitta_: **INGREDIENTS**
caramelized onions
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 2 large onions, thinly sliced
patties and Assembly
* ¼ small onion, finely chopped
* 1 pound ground beef chuck (20% fat)
* 1 tablespoon ketchup
* ½ teaspoon garlic powder
* 1 teaspoon kosher salt
* ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 8 slices seeded rye bread
* 4 ounces aged sharp cheddar, thinly sliced
* 4 ounces Swiss cheese (such as Emmenthal), thinly sliced
* 8 teaspoons mayonnaise
**RECIPE PREPARATION**
caramelized onions
* Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat and cook onions, stirring often and adding water as needed to prevent burning, until deep golden brown and very soft, 20–25 minutes. Set aside.
patties and assembly
* Gently mix onion, beef, ketchup, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, in a medium bowl.
* Divide into 4 portions and press each between 2 pieces of parchment or waxed paper until about ¼” thick (you want them roughly the same dimensions as the bread you’re using.)
* Heat oil in a large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat.
* Working in 2 batches, cook patties, pressing gently, until browned but still pink in the center, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
* Wipe out skillet and reduce heat to medium.
* Top 4 slices of bread with cheddar, then beef patties, caramelized onions, and Swiss cheese.
* Close up sandwiches and spread each top with 1 tsp. mayonnaise.
* Place in pan, mayonnaise side down, and weight with a foil-covered heavy pan.
* Cook until bottom slice is golden brown, about 3 minutes.
* Remove weighted pan and spread the top of each sandwich with 1 tsp. mayonnaise.
* Flip and weight again.
* Cook until other side is golden brown and cheese is melted, about 3 minutes.
**[Source](https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/ba-patty-melt)**
vidyagames: You linked to the wrong thing on gfycat and it doesn’t work on mobile. Why did you use the “giant” link? Bizarre
toanyonebutyou: Your pans could be seasoned better but I like the Mayo use instead of butter
yellowstar_1234: They didn’t show the onions getting really caramelized.
soomuchcoffee: Pretty tasty looking grilled cheese with burger!
PM_ME_2DISAGREEWITHU: I’ll never understand the psychopaths who put raw onions inside of a burger.
Who hurt you?
StarKittyHero: mayonaise?! ew..
spedeedeps: [This is rye bread](https://i.imgur.com/Tj9JOJhg.jpg), not whatever that thing is in the gif!