Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches with Onion Butter
Ok, so who's interested in a guaranteed crowd-pleasing, drippy, cheesy, delicious hot sandwich recipe? (Anyone? ...Anyone?)
The thought of a hot ham and cheese sandwiches is pretty awesome, but add this amazing onion butter concoction and wow, it'll knock your sock off. The recipe is pretty flexible. You can use any kind of bread you like, and kind of ham you have, and feel free to use your favorite cheese (something that melts really well).
Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches with Onion Butter
makes 8 kaiser rolls, 16 dinner rolls, or 1 large Italian loaf, or 2 12-ounce baguettes
Ingredients
For the Sandwiches:
8 large or 16 small rolls
1/2 pound ham (deli ham, leftover ham, chopped ham, whatever)
1/2 pound cheese, any that melts well (American, Swiss, Muenster, etc)
For the Onion Butter:
8 tablespoons salted butter (yes, salted)
1/2 cup finely minced onion
3 tablespoons prepared mustard (Dijon, spicy brown, grainy... ooooh)
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions
To Make the Onion Butter:
Combine butter, onions, mustard, poppy seeds, and lemon juice in a small sauce pan and heat gently, just until the butter is melted and all the ingredients are well combined.
Cool to a spreadable consistency. Refrigerate leftovers.
To make Sandwiches:
Place bottom half of rolls cut side up on a sheet pan.
Spread 1/2 the onion butter evenly onto the halves
Top with 1/2 the cheese.
Add all the ham.
Add remaining cheese.
Finish with the rest of the onion butter.
Place top half of rolls on sandwiches.
Cover pan tightly with foil and heat in a 300F oven for 10-15 minutes, or until the sandwiches are heated through and the cheese melts.
Notes
Sandwiches can be assembled up to 2 days in advance, but be sure to store them in an airtight container to contain the smell of raw onions in your fridge.
Sandwiches can also be wrapped in foil and placed in a slow cooker on high heat until cheese melts, about an hour.