Chopped Cheese
A New York-style chopped cheese sandwich made with seared beef patties, sautéed onions, melted American cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup, tomato, and iceberg lettuce on hero rolls.
Equipment
- 1 cast iron skillet or griddle
Ingredients
Ingredients
- ?2 piecesHero baguette bread (warmed in the pan)
- ?1 teaspoonneutral oil (such as avocado or vegetable oil)
- ?1/4 yellow onion finely diced
- ?2 4-ouncebeef cut of meat patties
- ?1 teaspoonAdobo seasoning (you can eyeball this)
- ?3 slicesAmerican cheese cheese
- ?Mayonnaise
- ?Ketchup
- ?1 tomato thinly sliced
- ?1/4 wedgeiceberg lettuce thinly sliced
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cut each hero baguette piece lengthwise to open into top and bottom halves. Place the cut sides down in the dry skillet just until warmed (you do not want them toasted). Remove the warmed halves and set aside.
- Pour 1 teaspoon neutral oil into the skillet and heat until it shimmers.
- Add the finely diced 1/4 yellow onion to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2–3 minutes.
- Add the two (4-ounce) beef patties to the skillet. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon Adobo seasoning over the patties. Using a sturdy spatula, chop and press the patties into small, ground-beef-like pieces; continue cooking until the meat is cooked through and browned.
- Add the three slices of American cheese to the hot meat. Stir and fold the cheese into the meat until it is fully melted and evenly incorporated.
- Spread mayonnaise and ketchup on the warmed cut sides of the baguette halves.
- Divide the meat-and-cheese mixture evenly between the two rolls. Top each with thin slices of 1 tomato and thinly sliced 1/4 wedge iceberg lettuce.
- Close the sandwiches, slice each sandwich in half if desired, and serve.
Notes
Bread Options.The other type of bread that is commonly used is a kaiser roll–feel free to swap that in!
Meat Options.Feel free to swap in ground chicken, ground turkey or vegan meat for different meat varieties.
Cheese Options.American cheese is authentic to this sandwich but if you want more flavor, use a medium or sharp cheddar.
Meat Options.Feel free to swap in ground chicken, ground turkey or vegan meat for different meat varieties.
Cheese Options.American cheese is authentic to this sandwich but if you want more flavor, use a medium or sharp cheddar.