Best Old Fashioned Grilled Cheese Recipes

GOOD OLD-FASHIONED AMERICAN GRILLED CHEESE AND TOMATO SOUP

Good Old-Fashioned American Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup image

Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King

Time 2h10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

20 slices deli-sliced American cheese (yellow or white)
8 slices good, thick country white bread
8 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature
Tomato Soup, recipe follows, for serving
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 yellow onion, minced
2 carrots, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1/2 teaspoon crushed red chile flakes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoons dry sherry
Two 28-ounce cans whole San Marzano tomatoes
2 bay leaves
1 cup chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 cup heavy cream

Steps:

Heat a large nonstick pan over medium-low heat. Place 5 slices* of cheese in between two slices of bread (two on each side and one in the middle). Spread about 1 tablespoon butter on each exterior side of the bread. Remember, crust-to-crust is a must. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Place the first side in the pan (cooking in batches if necessary) and "dome" with an inverted large metal bowl or pan lid to create the proper vortex of heat. Cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes, then flip and continue to cook until the cheese is gooey and bread is golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes more.
Cut, slowly separate and watch as the cascade of gooey good ol' American cheese catches the sunlight streaming through the kitchen window and throws a glow of warm orange light throughout your entire house. Repeat with the remaining sandwiches. Serve with the Tomato Soup.
*I know this sounds excessive, but it ensures the most possible ooey-gooeyness. If you're watching the intake, you can scale back to 3 slices.
Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add the butter, onions, carrots, celery, chile flakes and a couple pinches of salt and pepper. Sauté until translucent, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook for an additional minute. Deglaze with the sherry while scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pot. Add the tomatoes, bay leaves and stock. Simmer until everything is cooked through and very tender, about 1 hour.
Discard the bay leaves and blend the soup until completely smooth and uniform in texture using an immersion blender. Add the heavy cream and adjust the seasoning. Serve!

OLD FASHIONED GRILLED CHEESE

Old Fashioned Grilled Cheese image

I never seen anyone make this recipe before except the women on my mother's side of the family. It is a very old recipe.

Provided by Anunnaki

Categories Breakfast

Time 5m

Yield 1 Grilled Cheese, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 slices bread
1 large egg
2 1/2 tablespoons milk or 2 1/2 tablespoons cream
1 ounce cheese
butter or cooking spray

Steps:

In a 1 or 1.5 Pt bowl, whisk together one large egg with 2 - 3 TBSP of Milk or Cream This is to make it not too runny/liquid but to make the egg able to coat both sides of the 2 halves of bread.
Prepare a 9 inch skillet by either spraying with cooking spray or buttering it generously.
Preheat skillet over medium heat. The skillet MUST be hot before frying bread slices or unwanted results may occur.
Quickly coat both sides of one slice of bread in the egg/milk or cream mixture.
Fry in the hot skillet on both sides till golden brown(Time will vary because of several factors but usually 60 seconds or less so keep an eye on it)
Put the first fried slice on a clean plate.
Coat second slice of bread in the egg/milk or cream & fry both sides.
This time when both sides are fried; lay the slice of your favorite cheese on the slice of fully cooked bread in the skillet and cover with first slice of bread.
Turn over and wait 15-30 seconds until the cheese melts.
Enjoy!