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Grilled cheese

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

The French have their own, slightly different speciality: croque-monsieur.

55 K 4.9/5 (19 reviews)

25 min.

Easy

3.10 €

4 Grilleds cheese

4 Ingredients

Last modified on: June 8^th 2016

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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

Change these quantities to make:

2 Grilleds cheese 4 Grilleds cheese 8 Grilleds cheese 12 Grilleds cheese

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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=90 %	1,360 RDI=100 %	310 RDI=40 %	2,260 RDI=80 %	9,460 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	40 RDI=10 %	200 RDI=10 %	50 RDI=5 %	330 RDI=10 %	1,390 RDI: 10 %
Per piece	80 RDI=20 %	340 RDI=20 %	80 RDI=9 %	560 RDI=20 %	2,360 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,700 k-calories (or 11,300 k-joules) per day for a man Change to a woman

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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