Kush's £5 Budget Grilled Cheese & Barry's Unlimited Budget Grilled Cheese
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A comparison between a budget-friendly grilled cheese using a cheddar skirt and smoked herbs, and a luxury version featuring red wine caramelized onions, goat's cheese, and a crispy pecorino crust.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Kush's: Bake focaccia, make a thick cheese sauce with packet mix, cheddar, mustard, and jalapenos, pre-toast the bread, fry with a cheddar skirt in the pan, and smoke with blowtorched herbs. → Barry's: Caramelize onions with red wine, nutmeg, and pickles. Spread goat's cheese on sourdough, top with onions and a cheddar-pecorino-rosemary mix. Coat the outside with ghee and pecorino, pan-fry, and finish in the oven.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Kush's: Bake focaccia, make a thick cheese sauce with packet mix, cheddar, mustard, and jalapenos, pre-toast the bread, fry with a cheddar skirt in the pan, and smoke with blowtorched herbs. → Barry's: Caramelize onions with red wine, nutmeg, and pickles. Spread goat's cheese on sourdough, top with onions and a cheddar-pecorino-rosemary mix. Coat the outside with ghee and pecorino, pan-fry, and finish in the oven.
Introduction
A comparison between a budget-friendly grilled cheese using a cheddar skirt and smoked herbs, and a luxury version featuring red wine caramelized onions, goat's cheese, and a crispy pecorino crust.
Step 1
[Kush's Budget Version] Bake a fresh sourdough focaccia using flour, sourdough starter, water, salt, and herbs.
Step 2
[Barry's Luxury Version] Peel and slice white onions, then saute them in a pan with butter over medium heat.
Step 3
[Kush's Budget Version] Prepare the cheese sauce base by whisking the packet cheese sauce mix with water in a pot instead of milk to save budget.
Step 4
[Kush's Budget Version] Add mature cheddar, American cheese slices, and Dijon mustard to the hot sauce mix, stirring until thick and custardy.
Step 5
[Kush's Budget Version] Finely chop pickled jalapenos and fold them into the finished cheese sauce.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Pre-toasting high-hydration bread like focaccia prevents it from turning soggy when combined with heavy, wet ingredients like cheese sauce.
Ghee (clarified butter) has a higher smoke point than regular butter, making it excellent for achieving a deep, crispy brown crust on grilled cheese without burning.
Incorporating pickles (gherkins or pickled jalapenos) provides an essential touch of acidity that cuts through the rich fat of the cheeses.
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