Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Total: 3 hr 27 min
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Inactive: 3 hr
  • Cook: 12 min
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Ingredients

1 1/2 cup shredded best-quality sharp Cheddar

1/2 cup real mayonnaise, plus more for grilling

1 (4-ounce) jar chopped pimentos, drained

Pinch of cayenne pepper

Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

12 slices brioche bread, lightly toasted

Directions

  1. Pulse the cheese, mayo, pimentos and cayenne in the food processor until just combined. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
  2. Spread some additional mayo on 1 side of each slice of toasted bread. Arrange 6 slices, mayo-side down, on a clean work surface. Place 2 heaping tablespoons pimento cheese evenly on the 6 slices of bread and top with the remaining 6 slices of bread, mayo-side facing up.
  3. In a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat, cook 3 sandwiches until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is starting to melt, about 3 minutes. Turn the sandwiches over and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes more. Wipe the pan clean and repeat with the remaining 3 sandwiches.
  4. What To Toss In: If you like your pimento really spicy, you can always add some chipotle in adobe sauce to give it a smoky flavor. This can also be used as an entertaining dip. Just arrange some baby carrots and cut up some celery sticks around the cheese. People will flock to it.

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The Swedish Chef

This recipe is extremely similar to the one that I've been using for years, which I found in a very old Southern Living magazine from decades ago. They suggested adding 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp. dehydrated onion flakes, and 1/4 tsp. of Red Pepper Flakes or Ground Red Pepper. The ratio given above is exactly how I make it; other recipes have waaaay too much cheese and not nearly enough mayo to bind the ingredients together. I use Kraft Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese but after reading another review, here, I want to try out some Extra Sharp White Cheddar!  I did the grilled cheese exactly per instructions....and it turned out it was NOT for me. ~insert Sad Face~ The problem was that the cheese spread melted EVERYWHERE and never solidified enough in the sandwich to bite down upon without the filling oozing out all over the place. So, I then tried just toasting and buttering 2 slices of bread and spreading some slightly room temp pimento spread onto the warm toast and that worked like a charm! I've eaten this spread for decades on Ritz crackers and on celery but never thought of eating it on toast. I'm happy for those that liked their grilled cheese sammies, but I'll be eating mine on toast when I want one with a bowl of homemade tomato soup. :D<br /><br />

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