I set out to make my bread omelette for lunch yesterday but as is often the case, changed my mind because what I realllllly fancied was a cheese toastie!
Turned out rather yummy, here’s what I did.
What you need
1/2 cup grated cheddar
1 small red onion, sliced fine
1 green chilli, chopped fine
2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
A couple of large knobs of butter
1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped fine
2 slices of bread - whatever your favourite is
Salt and pepper
Electric sandwich toaster/hob-top toastie maker/griddle pan
What you do
Pre-heat your toastie maker (if you’re using one), with a little butter. If you’re using a hob-top toastie maker, put a pat of butter on each side. If you’re pressing them by hand, nothing to be done yet!
Melt a generous knob of butter in a frying pan on medium, and fry up the onion, garlic and chilli. You want them starting to brown. Keep aside
Lay your bread slices out
Pile one slice with the cheese
Then spoon on the onion-garlic-chilli
Sprinkle salt and pepper
Sprinkle on the coriander
Top with the second slice of bread
Into the toastie maker (electric or hob-top) or onto a pan with a bit of butter melted on it
Take a moment to appreciate that sizzle!
Press down if you’re making your toasties on a griddle pan
When they’ve had a few minutes, slather on some butter
Flip
Slather on some butter on the other side
Let the one side crisp up, and then the other side
All this while, appreciate all that melting oozing sizzling cheese!
That’s it!