Shelly's Recipe

ITALIAN PATTY MELTS

Category: Sandwiches

Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling, plus 1 tablespoon
4 sweet Italian sausage patties, 1/4 pound each, available in packaged meat case of the market
1 cubanelle long sweet Italian light green pepper, seeded and sliced
1 medium yellow skinned onion, sliced
Salt and pepper
8 slices Italian bread, or white bread
8 slices deli-sliced provolone

Heat a griddle over medium high heat. Drizzle the pan with extra-virgin olive oil and add the patties and cook 5 minutes on each side. Remove from the griddle and add another tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil and the peppers and onions. Season the peppers and onions and cook until just tender, 5 minutes. Remove them from the griddle. Wipe the griddle clean and reduce heat to medium low.

Assemble sandwiches: place 4 slices of bread down, top with 1/4 each of the peppers onions, then a slice of cheese, a cooked sausage patty, another slice of cheese and then place bread on top. Add butter to griddle and cook the melts 2 or 3 minutes on each side until golden and cheese is melted. Press with spatula as they cook or set another heavy skillet on them to weigh them down.