A chef has shared his tips for the perfect cheese toastie recipe on social media
Cheese toasties make for a delightful lunch, and they’re relatively simple to prepare at home. While you might typically grab whatever cheddar happens to be in your fridge, one chef has suggested a three-cheese blend that will take your toastie to new heights.
In a TikTok video, Andy Hearnden, who shares content on the platform as @andy_cooks, revealed his recommendations for the ultimate cheese toastie.
Grating and chopping his selected cheeses, Andy explained: “These are the best cheeses for your next grilled cheese.
“We’ve got mozzarella for creaminess, taleggio for amazing funk, and red cheddar for sharpness.” Chop all those up and mix them together in a bowl.”
Once the cheese is combined, place it between two slices of bread. Instead of using sourdough, Andy chooses shokupan, a Japanese milk loaf that can either be prepared at home or purchased from specialist retailers or Marks and Spencer.
Having assembled the sandwich, add some clarified butter to your pan, then grill the cheese until it has melted on both sides.
Describing this as the “best grilled cheese you’ll ever have”, Andy suggests you can enhance it even more by incorporating some crispy chilli oil.
While the TikToker employs clarified butter in his method, the experts at The Culinary Cartel suggest using mayonnaise instead of butter for the ideal golden crust.
The reasoning given was that mayonnaise is easier to spread than butter, reduces the risk of the bread tearing, and with its higher smoking point, it is far less prone to burning.
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