Chef Miriam Streiman’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients:

• a variety of cheeses (Miriam used a number of Monforte cheeses including a Water Buffalo cheddar, aged Water Buffalo cheese, Toscano, and a couple of other flavours that all added something different to the sandwich). Feel free to experiment!
• good, hearty bread
• softened butter
• grainy mustard
• pepper
• thyme and rosemary stems
• other ingredients Miriam recommends depending on your taste: sliced tomato, mushrooms, mayonnaise, roasted garlic, any desired charcuterie, an egg

Method:

• slice or grate enough cheese to make a good sized pile– Miriam used lots of cheese!
• butter the bread on both sides, and on the crust
• slather some mustard on the inside of one slice, and crack some pepper, too
• heat up a frying pan on medium/medium-high heat
• add another knob of butter to the pan, and then place the sandwich on the melted butter
• add the thyme and rosemary sprigs to the pan
• press the sandwich with a heavy lid to increase the crispiness and to ensure the cheese melts evenly and everything sticks together
• check the bottom of the sandwich, and when it’s cooked to your liking, flip it onto the herbs
• press with the lid again until the bread is crispy and golden
• serve with the herbs as garnish, or without

SO good!!!