Assignment 20: Joshua Pe "How to... make a crispy and gooey grilled cheese sandwich"

How to make a crispy and gooey grilled cheese sandwich

Equipment

• Stovetop
• Pan large enough for two slices of bread, preferably cast iron

Ingredients

• Softened unsalted butter
• Two slices of white bread
• Sliced or grated melting cheese (cheddar, Havarti, Swiss, American, pepper jack, provolone…)

1. Preheat the pan on medium-low and melt some butter on the pan. While the pan is warming up, spread some butter on both slices of the bread.
2. Then, grill the bread on the pan, swirling the slices around to brown the faces evenly.
3. Flip the slices once they are lightly browned, then add the cheese onto only one slice, reserving a handful of cheese. Place the naked slice of bread on top of the cheese and bread, with the browned side down such that on top is the white side.
4. Turn the heat to low, and slowly brown one side. Then remove the sandwich from the pan. One side of the sandwich should still be white.
5. Add the reserved cheese onto the pan in the size and shape of the bread. Then replace the sandwich on the pan, with the white side down. Allow the cheese and bread to crisp until nicely browned.
6. Remove the sandwich and serve, preferably with tomato soup.