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Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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Traditional grilled cheese of my childhood!

Ingredients

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  • Butter – softened to room temp
  • 2 slices white bread with crusts
  • Velveeta – 1/4″ thick. Enough to cover a slice of bread. More if you want, don’t be ashamed
  • Kosher dill pickle spears – as many as you want!

 

Instructions

  1. Slice your Velveeta
  2. Cover a slice of bread completely with cheese
  3. Place a second slice of bread on top and butter it completely and generously
  4. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the skillet
  5. Heat your skillet on medium high
  6. When the butter bubbles, place your sandwich non-buttered side down into the skillet
  7. Fry until the bottom is golden brown – it will take only 2-3 minutes
  8. Turn it over with a spatula, press down lightly and fry until your cheese is melting and the second side is golden brown. I prefer mine just shy of too brown. It gives it a crispy crunch, then melts in your mouth.
  9. Plate, slice in half diagonally and serve with pickles. The acidity of the pickle is a perfect counterpoint to the savory sandwich

 

And just one more thing…

The latest fad is substituting mayonnaise for butter. I love mayo and I tried it. Don’t be fooled because you can’t beat real butter!