French Grilled Cheese Sandwich - Croutes de Fromage
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (225 ml) lightly fruity white wine, such as Vin de Jura or Riesling
- Sea Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 long slices Sourdough bread, cut in half crosswise
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) mild vegetable oil
- 2 cups (475 ml) grated Gruyere or Comte cheese
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) (loosely packed) flat-leaf parsley
- Whisk together the eggs, the wine, a generous amount salt, and a touch of pepper in a small bowl.
- Transfer the mixture to a shallow dish that's large enough to hold the bread slices in one layer.
- Place the bread slices in the dish and leave them there for several minutes so they become thoroughly soaked with the mixture, without falling apart.
- Turn the slices over, if necessary, so they evenly soak up the mixture.
- Heat the butter and oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add 3 slices of the bread.
- Top each slice with one third of the grated cheese, and then with a slice of the remaining bread.
- Cook on one side until the bread is golden and the cheese is half melted, about 3 1/2 minutes (adjust the heat as needed so the bread turns a lovely gold color).
- Turn and cook the other side until the bread is golden and the cheese is fully melted, an additonal 3 1/2 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mince the parsely.
- Remove the sandwiches from the skillet and cut them crosswise into 1 inch wide strips.
- Arrange them on a warmed platter and sprinkle with the minced parsely.
eggs, white wine, salt, long slices sourdough bread, butter, vegetable oil, gruyere, flatleaf parsley
Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/00096E (may not work)