Bacon, Apple & Caramelized Onion Melts

🥘 Ingredients

• Monterey Jack cheese
  ¼ cup
• aluminum foil
• apple
  1 unit
• bacon
  4 slices
• black pepper
  pinch, pinch
• butter
  2 tbsp
• cheddar cheese
  ¼ cup, ¼ cup
• cooking oil
  2 tbsp
• fry seasoning
  ½ tsp
• onion
  1 unit
• potatoes
  8 oz
• salt
  pinch, pinch
• sourdough bread
  4 slices
• sugar
  1 tsp
• water
  1 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• baking sheet
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Preheat oven to 425°F. Wash and dry all produce. Slice potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion . Halve, core, and thinly slice apple .

   potatoes: 8 oz, onion: 1 unit, apple: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil . Toss potatoes with a drizzle of cooking oil , fry seasoning , salt , and black pepper . Add bacon to the empty side of the sheet. Roast on the top rack until bacon is crispy and cooked through ⏱️ 15 minutes . Remove sheet and transfer bacon to a cutting board. Return sheet to top rack; roast until potatoes are browned and tender ⏱️ 10 minutes more.

   aluminum foil, cooking oil: 1 tbsp, fry seasoning: ½ tsp, salt: pinch, black pepper: pinch, bacon: 4 slices
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened ⏱️ 10 minutes . Add sugar and a splash of water . Cook, adding more water as necessary, until onion is caramelized and jammy ⏱️ 3 minutes more. Reduce heat to low and stir in half cheddar cheese until melted. Remove from heat; season with salt and black pepper .

   cooking oil: 1 tbsp, sugar: 1 tsp, water: 1 tbsp, cheddar cheese: ¼ cup, salt: pinch, black pepper: pinch
4. 

   4

   Layer half of sourdough bread with the cheesy caramelized onion, bacon, and a few apple slices. Top with Monterey Jack cheese and remaining cheddar cheese . Top with remaining sourdough bread to create sandwiches. Set aside.

   sourdough bread: 2 slices, Monterey Jack cheese: ¼ cup, cheddar cheese: ¼ cup, sourdough bread: 2 slices
5. 

   5

   Melt butter in the pan used for onions over medium heat. Add sandwiches and push around until butter has absorbed. Cook until golden brown and cheese is slightly melted ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add another butter to pan, then flip sandwiches and push around again until butter has absorbed. Cook until golden brown and cheese melts ⏱️ 5 minutes more. TIP: It is OK if some cheese falls out; those crispy bits are a tasty snack. If you have a heavy-bottomed pan, place it on top of the sandwiches to help the cheese melt and bread crisp up.

   butter: 1 tbsp, butter: 1 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Halve melts on a diagonal and divide between plates. Serve with potato wedges and any remaining apple slices on the side.