MELT SLANG RECIPES

Steps:

• Cut the bacon strips in half. Fry to preferred doneness (I like mine moderately soft).
• Fry onions in a little butter over medium to medium-high heat until cooked and browned.
• Fry mushrooms in butter or bacon grease until nicely cooked and a little browned.
• Form ground sirloin into 6, slightly oval patties. Fry or grill to preferred doneness (I like medium-well).
• While patties are cooking, make 6 sandwiches of rye bread and cheese. Butter the outsides and cook like a normal grilled-cheese sandwich -- in restaurant-speak this is a "set-up".
• When set-ups are ready them pry them open and set them on the individual plates.
• Put cooked patties on one side of the set-up. Top with bacon strips, onions, and mushrooms.
• Close sandwiches, pin with frilly toothpicks, and cut in half.
• Offer mayonnaise and/or mustard (preferably brown or Dijon), at the table.
• I prefer to offer coleslaw (try Recipe #209944 ), or a green salad but really crisp french fries and a pickle on the side are customary.

Steps:

• Combine the beans, olive oil, seasonings and lemon juice in a food processor and give a few good chops.
• Heat a large cast iron frying pan and place the onion slices in the pan grill for a minute or two; then add a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle of salt and fresh ground black pepper.
• Let the onion slices grill to a beautiful golden color, tossing occasionally.
• This should take only three to four minutes.
• Remove the onions and set aside.
• Place the peppers over a flame and grill on all sides.
• This char may also be achieved in a dry cast iron pan or in the oven.
• Let the peppers cool and scrape the skin off.
• Halve, remove the seeds and slice into thin strips.
• Place in a bowl, add the basil leaves.
• Drizzle with olive oil and add salt and fresh ground black pepper.
• Wash the zucchini skin with water and dry the zucchini.
• Slice the zucchini into 1/4-inch slices.
• Drizzle a little olive oil in a large cast iron frying pan and place the zucchini in the pan to reach a beautiful golden color on each side.
• This takes only a minute or two on each side.
• Remove and place on a platter.
• Sprinkle with salt and fresh ground black pepper.
• Slice your roll in half and spread the bean spread on each side of the roll.
• Place a few strips of pepper slices with the fresh basil, the zucchini slices, a few onions and finish with the fresh mozzarella.
• Close the sandwich with the top squarely on top of the sandwich.
• Heat a large cast iron frying pan and place a little drizzle of olive oil in the pan.
• Place the sandwich in the center of the pan and carefully place another heavy cast iron frying pan on top.
• Be sure to center the pan plainly on top of the sandwich or the sandwich will slip and all the ingredients will slip out.
• Leave the sandwich to heat about two minutes then carefully flip the sandwich and repeat on the other side.