The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I know you might be thinking…what’s the big deal, it’s just grilled cheese, but wait…just wait. With this tiny change, you’ll have the best-grilled cheese sandwich and made in your own kitchen!
Ingredients
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For Two Grilled Cheese Sandwiches:
- 2 tablespoons softened butter
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 4 slices of white sandwich bread (something like Farmhouse Style)
- 6 slices of Sharp Cheddar Cheese (or whatever you like)
- a spread of tomato jam topped with caramelized shallots
Instructions
- Using room temperature butter (or slightly melted), mix with an equal amount of mayonnaise. Whisk together and spread on one side of all four slices.
- Put into a cast-iron skillet and spread a thin layer of tomato jam on each slice and top with caramelized shallots.
- add the slices of cheese and the top piece of bread.
- cook on medium heat, watching closely,
- and turn when the crust on one side is golden brown. You can put a lid on top resting on the grilled cheese for a more even crust. (it will stick to the buttered bread, so be careful when removing and getting ready to flip.
- adjust the heat according to how much time your cheese needs to melt and remove when the cheese is melted perfectly and the crust is golden brown on both sides!
- Enjoy!
Notes
I love a yummy grilled cheese beacuse you can always have the ingredients on hand. It’s the perfect meal on a rainy night, or after returning from a vacation. I’ve made this grilled cheese at 6 pm and at 3 am and it’s the BEST GRILLED CHEESE ever!
Sandwich bread and a block of cheese that keeps forever, and butter and mayo and that’s all you need. If you have a jar of tomato or fig jam and onion or a shallot that you can caramelize in a little olive oil…do that!