05/05/2026
Char Siu Chinese BBQ Chopped Cheese Sandwich
Prep 5 mins / Cook 15 mins
Serves 4
4 hoagie buns
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon butter
1 small onion thinly sliced
1 ¼ lbs ground beef
1 tablespoon garlic powder
8 slices American cheese
1 cup lettuce chopped
1 large tomato thinly sliced
2 tablespoons Bowlcut Chinese BBQ (now in a squeeze bottle)
1. Halve the buns and lightly toast them lightly. Spread one side with mayonnaise
2. In a pan, add butter. Once melted, add the onion and cook until fragrant.
Push to one side.
3. Add the ground beef and do not break apart. Season with salt, pepper, char siu sauce and garlic powder. Sear for 4 minutes, flip, and cook for a further 2 minutes.
4. Slowly break apart the beef then fold through the onions. Once there is no more pink in the center, divide the portion of beef into four equal sized portions.
5. Add 2 slices of the American cheese over each portion and cook for 2 minutes, until gooey and melted.
6. Transfer each portion into the hoagie buns, add shredded iceberg lettuce and sliced tomatoes.
