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Chopped Cheese Sandwiches

Chopped cheese sandwiches made from 85/15 ground beef chopped fine on a griddle with onions, seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, topped with melted American cheese chopped into the beef, served on toasted hero rolls with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and ketchup.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 sandwiches
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, New York
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Filling
  • 2 lbs ground beef 85/15
  • 10 slices American cheese
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • Salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste
Assembly
  • 4 hero rolls or sub rolls
  • Lettuce
  • Tomato sliced
  • Mayo
  • Ketchup

Equipment

  • Griddle or cast iron skillet
  • Metal Spatula

Method
 

  1. Heat pan or griddle over medium-high. Add ground beef and chopped onions. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook and chop the meat fine with a metal spatula as it browns, about 5-7 minutes.
  2. Form into 4 rough portions. Lay 2-3 slices American cheese on each portion. Let melt, then chop the cheese into the beef until unified.
  3. Toast hero rolls lightly. Spread mayo and ketchup. Load cheesy chopped beef into bread. Top with lettuce and tomato. Wrap in foil, cut in half, and serve.

Notes

Chop fine: Use the edge of a metal spatula to break the beef into small, fine pieces. This is what makes it a chopped cheese, not a burger in bread.
Chop the cheese in: After the cheese melts, chop it into the beef so the cheese and meat become one unified mixture.
Onions cook with the beef: Adding onions at the same time and chopping them in produces a sweeter, more integrated flavor than raw onion on top.
Wrap in foil: Holds the sandwich together while eating and lets the steam slightly soften the roll from the inside.

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