Chopped Cheese

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The famous Chopped Cheese (also known as Chop Cheese) is New York's finest bodega sandwich. Seasoned ground beef hits the hot griddle with onions and cheese. Scooped into a soft hero roll and topped with ketchup, lettuce and tomato. The ultimate sandwich!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Dinner, Snacks

Cuisine: American, New York

Diet: Halal

Servings:

Author: Adrianna Adarme

Cost: $7

Equipment

1 cast iron skillet or griddle

Ingredients

For the filling:

2 pieces Hero baguette bread (warmed in the pan)
1 teaspoon neutral oil (such as avocado or vegetable oil)
1/4 yellow onion finely diced
2 (4-ounce) beef cut of meat patties
1 teaspoon Adobo seasoning (you can eyeball this)
3 slices American cheese cheese

For Assembly:

Mayonnaise
Ketchup
1 tomato thinly sliced
1/4 wedge iceberg lettuce thinly sliced

Instructions

To Cook the Filling:

Place a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Start with warming the bread. I like to cut it in half and place it cut side down in the warm pan. You don't want it toasted--just warmed. Repeat this with the roll.
Pour in the oil and when it's hot, add in the onion and a pinch of salt. When slightly softened, add in the beef patties and sprinkle with Adobo seasoning. Begin to "chop" it using a spatula. You want it to be into chunks of ground beef.
When meat is cooked, add slices of American cheese. Mix throughout until melted.

To Assemble the Sandwich:

To the rolls, add some mayonnaise. And then add some ketchup. Divide the meat/cheese mixture among the two rolls. Top with the thin slices of tomato and a few handfuls of iceberg lettuce. Slice in half and enjoy.

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