The ultimate grilled cheese sandwich

Name: The ultimate grilled cheese sandwich
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes 1
Cuisine: American recipes

Easy
January 2020

Easy
January 2020

Makes 1
Hands-on time 15 min

Is this THE ultimate grilled cheese sandwich? We certainly think so: thick white bread, double butter and triple cheese pressed to perfection. Comfort food at its finest.

Or how about our eggy-bread toastie hybrid: the egg-bread grilled cheese sandwich?

Nutrition: For 1

Calories: 646kcals
Fat: 38.4g (20.1g saturated)
Protein: 27.1g
Carbohydrates: 46.5g (2.9g sugars)
Fibre: 2.9g
Salt: 2.3g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 646kcals
Fat: 38.4g (20.1g saturated)
Protein: 27.1g
Carbohydrates: 46.5g (2.9g sugars)
Fibre: 2.9g
Salt: 2.3g

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Ingredients

2 crusty white bread slices
Butter for spreading, softened
25g cheddar, very thinly sliced
25 gruyère, very thinly sliced (see tip)
25g cooking mozzarella, thinly sliced
Splash olive oil for frying
Gherkins and pickle/chutney to serve

You’ll also need…

Large, heavy-based sauté pan (with a lid); large flat spatula or fish slice

Ingredients

2 crusty white bread slices
Butter for spreading, softened
25g cheddar, very thinly sliced
25 gruyère, very thinly sliced (see tip)
25g cooking mozzarella, thinly sliced
Splash olive oil for frying
Gherkins and pickle/chutney to serve

You’ll also need…

Large, heavy-based sauté pan (with a lid); large flat spatula or fish slice

Method

Lightly toast the bread, then cool slightly. Spread butter on both sides of each slice, then divide the cheeses between them.
Heat a splash of oil in the pan over a medium heat. Add both slices of bread, cheese-side up, then cover with the lid to help the cheese start to melt.
After 2 minutes, remove the lid and continue frying until the underside of the bread is golden and the cheese looks melty. Carefully and quickly sandwich the 2 slices together so all the cheeses are in the middle, then gently press down with a spatula/fish slice and continue cooking until the cheese has melted and the bread is deep golden – it’s best to turn the sandwich every minute or so.
Slice, then serve straightaway with gherkins and pickle/chutney.

Method

Lightly toast the bread, then cool slightly. Spread butter on both sides of each slice, then divide the cheeses between them.
Heat a splash of oil in the pan over a medium heat. Add both slices of bread, cheese-side up, then cover with the lid to help the cheese start to melt.
After 2 minutes, remove the lid and continue frying until the underside of the bread is golden and the cheese looks melty. Carefully and quickly sandwich the 2 slices together so all the cheeses are in the middle, then gently press down with a spatula/fish slice and continue cooking until the cheese has melted and the bread is deep golden – it’s best to turn the sandwich every minute or so.
Slice, then serve straightaway with gherkins and pickle/chutney.

delicious. tips

To make a vegetarian version, use Emmental instead of gruyère (and check the other cheeses).

Add a layer of sliced gherkins or a slick of sharp chutney, or keep it retro with tomato ketchup.

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