Sunday, November 8, 2009

frou-frou grilled cheese with bacon, apples and onions



is it fair to try to re-create at home something amazing you had at a restaurant? because i'm obsessed with "the harvest" grilled cheese from house in media. so, umm, i tried to make it at home with some (read: huge) success.

ingredients:
  • 3 5x5 ciabatta rolls (i actually used 1 1/2 5x10s from trader joe's)
  • 4 ounces sharp cheddar, sliced
  • one apple, peeled and shaved into strips
  • bacon, ummm, i think it was like 1/2 a pound?
  • 1 medium sweet onion, sliced and sauteed in the nearly-clean bacon pan (oh, yeah)
  • butter for greasing OR a panini press

prep:

  • make your ingredients look like this:



(cooked but not ALL THE WAY to the point of crispiness)

actual cooking:
  • put one side of the bread face-up on a lightly buttered largish frying pan or griddle

  • add cheese, apples, onions, bacon and a little more cheese

  • put the top on and press down

(maybe put a preheated cast-iron skillet on top. maybe. but best to slightly grease the bottom first. trust me.)

  • cook until the cheese is ooey-gooey, or toss it in the oven after a brief grilling so it gets melty while you make the next one. NOM.

3 comments:

Anne Keefe said...

try grilled cheese with bacon, tomato and a fried egg. IF you get really classy instead of grilling the grilled cheese sandwhich like normal, make a grilled cheese with all the fixings with home made french toast. Now there is some glorious diner food! YUM!

Heather said...

This is almost like a panini, and would probably go just as deliciously with a glass of wine!

PS- I got an interesting package today...

bp said...

these sandwiches were absolutely awesome. i dream about them.