grilled sausage sandwiches with caramelized onions

Recipe by
Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Grapeview, WA

Serve these with a couple of tall, cold beers. From Bon Appetit, January 2001.

yield 2 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For grilled sausage sandwiches with caramelized onions

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 2 lb
    onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp
    dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 tsp
    caraway seeds
  • 3
    cooked smoked sausages (such as white bratwurst or chicken-apple)
  • 4 slice
    rye or pumpernickel bread
  • 4 tsp
    dijon mustard
  • 4 oz
    gruyere or emmenthal cheese, thinly sliced
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter, room temperature

How To Make grilled sausage sandwiches with caramelized onions

  • 1
    Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar, sugar and caraway seeds. Reduce heat to medium-low and saute until onions are deep brown and very tender, about 20 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm over low heat before using.)
  • 2
    Preheat broiler. Brush 11x7-inch metal baking pan with oil. Place sausages in pan. Broil until sausages are brown and crisp, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer sausages to work surface and cut lengthwise in half.
  • 3
    Arrange 3 sausage halves on each of 2 bread slices. Spread 2 teaspoons mustard over sausages on each. Top sausages with caramelized onions, dividing equally. Top with Gruyère or Emmenthal cheese slices, dividing equally. Cover with remaining 2 bread slices. Spread half of butter over upper bread slices.
  • 4
    Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Carefully invert sandwiches, buttered side down, into skillet. Cover and cook until bottoms are brown, about 5 minutes. Spread remaining butter over upper bread slices. Turn sandwiches, cover and cook until bottoms are brown, about 4 minutes longer.

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