[CH] a recipe I came up with for tonights dinner

Christopher E. Eaves (cea260@airmail.net)
Fri, 04 Sep 1998 16:46:27 -0500

I want patty melts for dinner tonight, but not your standard stuff...
Has to have chiles!!! So I came up with the following recipe. The
onion-chile mixture is cooling right now & smells wonderful. Since I
don't have fresh green chiles I am using some from the freezer that I
got in New Mexico last year. Hopefully supper will be good, how can it
miss though when using greenchiles & chipotles.

Chris

                     *  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                          Chile-Head Patty Melts

Recipe By     : Christopher E. Eaves
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : 
  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   8      1/4 lb.       hamburger patties
   4                    hamburger buns
   8      ounces        diced green chiles -- mild
   8      tablespoons   chipotle puree
   4      tablespoons   mayonnaise
     1/2  medium        onion -- diced small
   4      slices        pepperjack cheese
                        ***GARNISHES***
     1/2  medium        onion -- sliced
                        hot mustard
                        catsup
                        chipotle peppers -- diced
                        tomatoes -- sliced

Thaw the hamburger patties. While they are thawing you can mix the
mayonnaise with 4 tablespoons of the chipotle puree, put in a covered
container & place in fridge until patty melts are cooked.

Heat a heavy cast iron skillet. Toss in the diced onions & stir fry
until the onions are translucent & start to brown slightly. Add the
green chiles & 4 tablespoons of chipotle puree. Stir to mix well. Remove
from heat & let cool while the burgers finish thawing. 

When the burger patties are thawed completely, take 1 burger patty &
spread out a generous amount of the onion & chile mixture to within 1/2
inch of the edges. Take a second burger patty & lay on top of the first,
carefully use your fingers to seal the edges of the patties together.
Repeat with the remaining burger patties & chile mixture.

If you are very careful with these assembled patty melts you can cook
them on the grill. Otherwise cook them in the skillet you cooked the
chile mixture in, just wipe it out & heat it before cooking the patty
melts. Or you can put them on a broiler pan & broil in your oven. When
the patty melts are done. Spread some of the Chipotle mayo on both sides
of the bun, place a slice of cheese on the top half of the buns & add
any other garnishes desired.

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