Grilled cheese
This is the classic American pan-fried sandwich, the "grilled cheese".
The French have their own, slightly different speciality: croque-monsieur.
The French have their own, slightly different speciality: croque-monsieur.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: June 8th 2016
For 4 Grilleds cheese, you will need:
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150 g cheese - 1
150 g mozzarella - 2
8 slices Sandwich bread - 3
60 g butter - Total weight: 680 grams
Change these quantities to make: 2 Grilleds cheese 4 Grilleds cheese 8 Grilleds cheese 12 Grilleds cheese
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 13 min. | 8 min. | 21 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Grate 150 g cheese (Cheddar here) and 150 g mozzarella.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
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.
Turn one slice of bread buttered side downwards and cover with grated cheese...
Stage 4 - 1 min.
... then sit the other slice of bread on top, buttered side outwards.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Put the sandwiches into a hot frying pan...
Stage 6 - 3 min.
...and brown on both sides.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Turn down the heat, cover the frying pan and leave for 2 or 3 minutes to melt the cheese in the middle.
Stage 8
These fried sandwiches are tradionally served cut into triangles and fried to brown the edges as well (but this is not essential.
Stage 9
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.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,303 Kcal or 9,642 Kj | 91 gr | 158 gr | 144 gr |
| 115 % | 35 % | 15 % | 22 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 339 Kcal or 1,419 Kj | 13 gr | 23 gr | 21 gr |
| 17 % | 5 % | 2 % | 3 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 576 Kcal or 2,412 Kj | 23 gr | 40 gr | 36 gr |
| 29 % | 9 % | 4 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 Grilleds cheese : 3.06 €
- Per Grilled cheese : 0.77 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Winemaker's toast, Bisto-style canapés, Vegetable tian, French toast "cordon bleu", Savoury mini-madeleines with 2 cheeses, ... All |
| Mozzarella: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Mozzarella pasta bake, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Quick flaky pizza, Harvest Gratin, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillet of salmon meunière, Chocolate cereal bars, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Tomatoes Provençal, Hazelnut and orange cake, ... All |
 | Sandwich bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Fried egg in bread, Genoese croque-monsieur, Eggs Benedict , Spinach Croque-monsieur , ... All |
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