Pork Patty Melts Recipe
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Category
Main Dish
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Cusine
American
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Ingredients
1 pound ground pork
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons olive or vegetable oil
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large yellow onion, split in half and thinly sliced from pole to pole
1 fennel bulb, trimmed, cored, and thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons malt vinegar
8 slices sturdy white sandwich bread
12 slices Swiss cheese, torn in half
Directions
Season pork with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and work into pork using hands. Divide pork into 4 equal portions and form each into a thin patty the shape of a slice of bread. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add patties and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 6 minutes total. Transfer to plate. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in now empty skillet. Add onion, fennel, red pepper flakes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and beginning to char, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and vinegar and cook an additional 2 minutes. Season to taste and transfer mixture to bowl. Reduce heat to medium. Melt additional 2 1/2 tablespoons butter in now empty skillet, swirling pan to evenly distribute butter. Place 4 bread slices in skillet. Top each slice with 1 1/2 slices cheese. Top 2 of the slices with 1/4 onion-fennel mixture, then a pork patty. Once cheese starts to melt, flip cheese-topped bread slices onto pork patties and press down gently with spatula. Cook, turning once, until bread is golden and crisp, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to cutting board and repeat procedure with remaining butter, cheese, onion-fennel mixture, and pork patties. Serve immediately.