Cheese sandwich, how to make the perfect grilled cheese sandwich
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It sounds silly, doesn’t it? If we think twice we fall into the error of believing that making a cheese sandwich is an easy recipe, too easy, to give it the attention it deserves. But in reality behind any sandwich there is a whole liturgy of understanding of the product and also of the treatment. In any sandwich or sandwich influences the hand of the one who prepares it but also, and above all, the quality of the ingredients he introduces in the mountain.
Today’s sandwich takes us directly to the United States, where the grilled cheese sandwich is an institution. In Spain we might well believe that a cheese-only sandwich is no fun at all, right? The possibilities with our cheese culture are endless!
It is true that cheese recipes are particular and unique, it is not an ingredient that is easily introduced in any list of ingredients but there are some that works perfectly with some and bread is his best friend in the street, like pasta, Vegetable Recipes or potatoes. If you like cheese, you shouldn’t miss the gorgonzola and zucchini cheese fritters, but you also shouldn’t miss some of the restaurants in Spain with the best cheese boards, an ode to this wonderful world that is perfect to end any meal.
In sweet version, go out of the typical fluid cheesecake to try the spongy version made by the Japanese and if what you like is bread, try to make one including the cheese inside the bread or make some crackers type cheese crackers that are all an uncontrollable vice.
Brie, havarti, camembert, Gouda, Edam…. any cheese that melts well will be perfect to be introduced in this sandwich or any other, the possibilities are endless. Of course, they are also valid for the perfect mixed sandwich, or for a Montecristo, or for a version of the Fundy O’Clock from Vips, or also for one of tomato and cheese.
If you have pulled pork at home, with a little cheese, another perfect sandwich. For this sandwich, in addition, we are going to use a butter seasoned with herbs that will serve for many other things and allows any type of addition and also a little mustard. The bread, brioche style, will also be key to the optimal result. Here, everything counts.
How to make the perfect cheese sandwich
. Ingredients
Brioche style sandwich bread, 4 slices Butter, 70 g Chopped chives, 3 tablespoons Garlic powder, rosemary, thyme… to taste (optional) Brie cheese, 100 g Havarti cheese, 80 g Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons
Step 1
Chop the chives as finely as possible and temper the butter until smooth, the more manageable the better. It is important not to heat it in the microwave or in a saucepan because we do not want it to melt, only to be manageable. We can use chives, but also dill, coriander, rosemary, thyme, garlic… whatever you want, whatever you like. Chop finely.
Step 2
Mix the chopped herbs with the butter and mix very well with the help of a whisk or a fork. Another option is to put it all together in a food chopper. Add a pinch of salt and set aside.
Step 3
Cut the brie cheese and also the Havarti cheese into thin slices so that it melts better, in an easier way.
Step 4
Spread one layer inside the bread with the mustard and another with the herb butter. Arrange the cheese inside, well placed, and close. Spread the top with more herb butter.
Step 5
Melt some of that butter in a hot frying pan over medium heat and when it is well melted arrange the sandwich on the spread side. Cover and let it cook for a couple of minutes checking that it browns underneath but does not burn and that the cheese melts.
Step 6
Turn the sandwich over with a spatula. Before putting it back on the pan, melt a little more butter in the pan. Do the same process as before.
