Grilled Ham and Gouda Sandwich W/Caramelized Onions
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 slices country white bread or 4 slices sourdough bread, 1/3-inch-thick
- 4 ounces smoked ham, thinly sliced, divided
- 3 ounces gouda cheese, thinly sliced, divided
- 1 cup frisee, torn into bite-size pieces (about 2 large handfuls)
directions
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion; sauté 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until onion is very tender and golden, stirring frequently, about 25 minutes longer.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cool slightly.
- Butter 2 bread slices.
- Place bread, buttered side down, on platter.
- Divide onion, ham, Gouda cheese, and frisée between bread slices.
- Top each with another bread slice; butter top slices.
- Heat another large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add sandwiches and cook until bread is golden brown and cheese melts, pressing occasionally with spatula, about 4 minutes per side.
- Cut sandwiches in half diagonally and serve immediately.
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Reviews
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We really enjoyed these sandwiches! I did have to sub for the cheese. I KNOW I bought gouda but I'll be darned if I can find it so I had to use muenster slices which worked wonderfully. Otherwise, I made as posted. The sweet caramelized onions really add to the sandwich. I used a country white bread which made a nice large sandwich. Thanks for posting!
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This a great sammie! I was just getting ready to post it, I saw it in Bon Appetit, March 2005. I don't use the frisee. Leaving the lid off of the pan for a bit when carmalizing the onions, will quicken up the process, just watch them and stir frequently. I also don't bother dirtying up another pan, I just take the onions out of the first pan and use that to grill them in. Being from CA. I always use the sourdough bread. Thanks for posting so I didn't have to! : )
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MackinacBride
Kansas City, MO
I live in KCMO, originally from Michigan. I'm an administrative assistant in the Internal Medicine department of a urban hospital. I married my high school sweetheart on Mackinac Island in August '02. Some of my favorite things to do...baking, snow skiing, camping, hiking, reading, and playing cards with my parents on Sunday afternoons. Someday, after we retire or win the lottery, I hope to live on Mackinac Island or in the UP of Michigan, possibly even open a B&B.