Copycat Steak N Shake Frisco Melts Recipes

Steps:

• Combine Thousand Island Dressing and ketchup thoroughly, set aside.
• Form ground beef into 8 thin patties.
• Pan fry to desired doneness, set patties aside.
• While patties are cooking, lightly toast all 8 slices of bread in a toaster.
• Drain the excess fat from the skillet, add 1/2 tablespoon butter or margarine to the skillet (medium heat) and add all the onions when butter has melted.
• Cook onions 2-3 minutes or until softened, remove and set aside- do not drain skillet.
• Place 4 slices of bread in the skillet (or as many as you can at once; repeat the following steps in smaller increments if necessary).
• Cook 1-2 minutes, or the bread is until lightly toasted. Flip bread and toast other side.
• Remove from the skillet, melt the remaining butter and repeat the toasting with the remaining slices of bread.
• Top bottom slices of bread with one slice of American cheese.
• Layer one beef patty on top of cheese, then a slice of Swiss cheese, another beef patty, another slice of American cheese.
• Distribute grilled onions evenly on all four sandwiches.
• Spread top slices of bread with the dressing mixture, and close sandwiches.
• Cut each sandwich in half diagonally, and serve with 2 lettuce leaves and 2 tomato slices.

Steps:

• If you haven't already prepared the caramelized onions, do so first and set aside. Prepare the Frisco sauce and store in the fridge until ready to use. Roll ground beef into golf ball sized balls. Heat a saute pan to medium high. Add ground beef balls, about 2-4 to a pan, 2 if you have a medium sized pan, or 4 if you have a large pan. The meat should sizzle when you add it, if not, your pan is not hot enough. Let cook for one minute, then flip over and using the back of your spatula, smash the burger flat into a thin patty. After a short time and the ground beef is mostly cooked through, flip once more, and add Swiss to one patty, and one American slice to another. Cover saute pan to help melt the cheese. Place on a paper towel to drain fat. Spread butter on bread, toast in a toaster oven or in a clean saute pan until golden. Spread Frisco sauce to each piece of bread. Add warmed caramelized onions to one slice of bread. Add the patties and serve.