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.
61 K 4.9/5 (19 reviews)
25 min.
Easy
12 Grilleds cheese
4 IngredientsLast modified on: June 8th 2016
For 12 Grilleds cheese, you will need:
- 1
450 g cheese - 2
450 g mozzarella - 3
24 slices sandwich bread - 4
180 g butter - Total weight: 2,040 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 450 g cheese (Cheddar here) and 450 g mozzarella.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Lay 24 slices sandwich bread out on the worktop and use a brush to coat one side of each slice with the melted 180 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 | 920 RDI=350 % | 4,080 RDI=390 % | 930 RDI=140 % | 6,780 RDI=340 % | 28,370 RDI: 340 % |
| 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 12 Grilleds cheese : 9.25 €
- 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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