Grilled cheese


Grilled cheese
This is the classic American pan-fried sandwich, the "grilled cheese".

The French have their own, slightly different speciality: croque-monsieur.
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Last modified on: June 8th 2016
For 4 Grilleds cheese, you will need:

Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 8 min.
All in all: 25 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
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Grate 150 g cheese (Cheddar here) and 150 g mozzarella.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
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Lay 8 slices sandwich bread out on the worktop and use a brush to coat one side of each slice with the melted 60 g butter.

Stage 3 - 4 min.
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Turn one slice of bread buttered side downwards and cover with grated cheese...

Stage 4 - 1 min.
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... then sit the other slice of bread on top, buttered side outwards.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
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Put the sandwiches into a hot frying pan...

Stage 6 - 3 min.
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...and brown on both sides.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
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Turn down the heat, cover the frying pan and leave for 2 or 3 minutes to melt the cheese in the middle.

Stage 8
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These fried sandwiches are tradionally served cut into triangles and fried to brown the edges as well (but this is not essential.

Stage 9
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Serve piping hot, crusty on the outside and melting in the middle.
Remarks
For the cheeses, the ideal combination is Cheddar with mozzarella, but you can try any other combination - be adventurous!
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe310 RDI=120 %1,360 RDI=130 %310 RDI=50 %2,260 RDI=110 %9,460 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g40 RDI=20 %200 RDI=20 %50 RDI=7 %330 RDI=20 %1,390 RDI: 20 %
Per piece80 RDI=30 %340 RDI=30 %80 RDI=10 %560 RDI=30 %2,360 RDI: 30 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 Grilleds cheese : 3.10 €
  • Per Grilled cheese : 0.80 €

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