Upscale your Ham and Cheese Sandwich!

Upscale your Ham and Cheese Sandwich!

First, caramelize red onion slices in a little butter and olive oil. Take your time, this is about 15 minutes over a medium low heat. Remove the slices, but don’t clean the pan. You’ll use the drippings to cook your sandwich. Little chunks of leftover onion will cook into the bread, and the butter/oil remaining will be infused with the onion flavor.

Lay down two slices of sourdough bread. Smear one side with Duke’s Mayo. On the other, spread on some horseradish and some whole grain mustard. You can actually do what you like here. They make a Dijon/horseradish spread that would be perfect here.

Add a pile of thin, deli-sliced Black Forest ham. Then place your onions and top with cheese slices. I had a medium cheddar, but anything melty would be fine, such as Swiss or provolone.

Assemble and place on your skillet. I cover mine with a cloche. Some folks use a press here. Flip when golden brown.

This is a simple, one skillet meal, but full of flavor!