Smoked grilled cheese like no other you ever had

Smoked grilled cheese like no other you ever had!

SMOKED GRILLED CHEESE LIKE NO OTHER!

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Who doesn’t love a grilled cheese sandwich! We are taking this grilled sandwich favorite and elevating the flavor with a cold smoked cheese assortment. Get the griddle or cast-iron pan ready! We’re making Smoked Grilled Cheese with Tomato and Pepper Jelly!

What You’ll Need

Our thinly sliced fresh red tomatoes on the cutting board are awaiting the assembly of the sandwich

Certainly, you can purchase smoked cheese in the specialty grocery locations but we have a step-by-step series showing you the easy method of stove top smoking cheese that can be done in just a few hours. For our version of the smoked grilled cheese sandwich, you’ll need smoked cheese – we are using an assortment that includes Swiss, muenster, horseradish cheddar, and fresh mozzarella. In addition, you’ll need some fresh sliced tomato – sliced about ¼-inch thick -, a firm bread – we’re using sourdough and salt rising -, hot pepper jelly, and mayonnaise. You’ll also need a griddle, cast iron skillet, or other heavy duty frying pan and spatula for cooking your sandwiches. Oh, and feel free to do this on a grill if you like.

The Assembly

Our thick sliced all grain bread is arranged to begin adding mayonnaise along with our smoky cheese and fresh tomatoes into a sandwich

It’s important that your griddle or pan be hot before starting the sandwiches. I recommend a medium setting. If using cast iron, let that pan heat up about 5 minutes before starting the cooking process. First up, take a bread slice and coat one side with mayonnaise. Yes, I said mayonnaise not butter. It produces a nice browning and crisping to the bread beyond what butter can do. Place mayo side down in the pan and add your sliced smoked cheeses. Top with a tomato slice. On the second slice of bread, coat one side with hot pepper jelly, leaving a little bread border near the edges as the jelly will migrate during cooking. Place pepper jelly side down on the tomato. Now coat the face up side of the bread with mayonnaise.

This starts the monitoring stage. You want to peak at one corner of the sandwich after cooking about 3 minutes. If you see golden brown, it’s time to flip the sandwich. Once both sides are cooked, remove to a plate.

Like No Other

Our assembled sandwich browning on both sides in our hot cast iron pan. We are finishing this to a nice golden toasted brown.

As I have 4 smoked cheeses to choose from, I like to put a combination of cheese on a single sandwich. Once you have a chance to experiment with the different combinations, you’ll find your favorites. It’s important to slice your sandwich on the diagonal while still hot so each half has a chance to marry all the flavors with the bread. Now, kick back and enjoy all that smoky, gooey goodness. Just be sure you have more than one made as it likely won’t be a single sandwich event!

I’ll bet you’ve already come up with your own variation of the Smoked Grilled Cheese Sandwich! Your comments and ratings are much appreciated, so subscribe and follow us so you don’t miss a thing. We always welcome your suggestions as well on recipes and techniques you want to learn about. We are your source for all things wood-fired, providing tips, techniques, recipes, and the science behind the fire.

 

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Additional reading:

-TORTELLINI GETS A SMOKY MATE

-SMOKED POTATO CURRY SMOKINLICIOUS® STYLE!

-THE KITCHEN FIND!

-THE EASY METHOD TO COLD SMOKED CHEESE

Dr Smoke says "Yummy, yummy, yummy! This is an awesome sandwich, especially if you smoke your own cheese! A must try recipe!"

Dr Smoke- “Yummy, yummy, yummy! This is an awesome sandwich, especially if you smoke your own cheese! A must try recipe!”

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