Lisa's Provolone and Proscuitto melt with rosemary carmelized onions Recipe lpatrin

• 1 large loaf of round Italian or sour dough bread
• 1 stick of unsalted butter,divided in half and softened
• 1 large or 2 medium Vidalia or sweet yellow onions, sliced thinly
• 1 tablespoon of light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh rosemary
• 6 ounces of thinly sliced proscuitto
• 1 - 8 ounce package of Sargento sliced Provolone cheese

1. Cut 8 slices of bread with a serrated knife ( each slice should be about 1/4 inch thick) and set aside.
2. Reserve remaining bread for another use ( or for more sandwiches tomorrow )
3. Melt 4 tablespoons (1/2 of the stick) of the unsalted butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat
4. Add the brown sugar and stir into the butter until incorporated
5. Add the sliced onions to the pan and saute until the onions become caramelized and golden brown in color, approximately 20-25 minutes.
6. Stir in chopped rosemary and remove from heat.
7. Spread remaining softened butter on one side of each slice of bread
8. Heat a grill pan (or flat griddle pan) over medium high heat
9. Place bread slices butter side down on a platter.
10. Layer 3-4 slices of proscuitto on top of 4 of the 8 bread slices, top generously with caramelized onion mixture.
11. Place one slice of Provolone cheese on top of the onion mixture.
12. Top with another slice of bread, butter side up.
13. Do this with all 4 sandwiches.
14. Place sandwiches on the grill pan 2 at a time (due to the large size of the sandwiches).
15. Cook on first side until the underside is golden in color, approx.
16. 5 minutes.
17. Turn and cook on the remaining side until it is also golden and the cheese is melted.
18. Serve warm.
19. I suggest serving a nice Italian red wine with this, it turns it into a quick and easy comfort meal.

italian, butter, onions, brown sugar, fresh rosemary, sargento

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/lisas-provolone-proscuitto-melt-rosemary-carmelized-onions-11836 (may not work)