# The Ultimate Grilled Cheese

This is the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich recipe, featuring a homemade, perfectly melted cheese sauce and sourdough bread.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Water
- Parmesan cheese
- Thyme
- Peppercorns
- Garlic
- Sodium citrate
- Red Leicester cheese
- Cheddar cheese
- Gruyere cheese
- Mozzarella cheese
- Dijon mustard
- Sourdough loaf
- Clarified butter

## Instructions

1. Heat a pan and add water.
2. Grate Parmesan cheese straight into the pan.
3. Drop in the rind of the Parmesan.
4. Keep on a low heat whilst the cheese melts.
5. Add some thyme, peppercorns, and some smashed garlic into the mix.
6. Strain the mixture.
7. Whisk in sodium citrate and dissolve, this helps bind the cheese sauce.
8. Add red Leicester, cheddar, and Gruyere for meltiness, whisking the whole time.
9. Finish with a little bit of mozzarella and a spoonful of Dijon mustard for acidity.
10. Pour into a container.
11. Cover with eco wrap and refrigerate until set.
12. Slice the cheese, it should be solid but stretchy.
13. Slice your sourdough loaf and brush with clarified butter on both sides.
14. Grill the bread.
15. Top the grilled bread with cheese slices.
16. Pour some clarified butter in a hot pan.
17. Place the grilled cheese and press with a heavy weight.
18. Flip after around about four minutes.
19. Let the cheese ooze out and crisp up on the pan.
20. After another four minutes, the bread should be golden and the cheese perfectly melted.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Grater
- Whisk
- Strainer
- Container
- Eco wrap
- Knife
- Brush
- Grill pan
- Heavy weight

## Tips

- Sourdough bread is important because the heat will get through the holes and hit the cheese better.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z5Qz4D596i0
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/83292ec4-dbb0-47af-92a9-806794fe62e8
- Extracted: 2025-11-16

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