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.
54 K 4.9/5 (19 reviews)
25 min.
Easy
4 Grilleds cheese
4 IngredientsLast modified on: June 8th 2016
For 4 Grilleds cheese, you will need:
- 1
150 g cheese - 2
150 g mozzarella - 3
8 slices sandwich bread - 4
60 g butter - Total weight: 680 grams
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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.
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.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 310 RDI=120 % | 1,360 RDI=130 % | 310 RDI=50 % | 2,260 RDI=110 % | 9,460 RDI: 110 % |
| Per 100 g | 40 RDI=20 % | 200 RDI=20 % | 50 RDI=7 % | 330 RDI=20 % | 1,390 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 80 RDI=30 % | 340 RDI=30 % | 80 RDI=10 % | 560 RDI=30 % | 2,360 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 Grilleds cheese : 3.10 €
- Per Grilled cheese : 0.80 €
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Cheese
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Mozzarella
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Butter
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Sandwich bread
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