Irish Grilled Cheese

Remember the mom in the classic 1980′s John Cusack movie “Better off Dead?” Her family was having a French foreign exchange student over for dinner, and she was so very proud to be serving FRENCH (“Fronch”) bread, FRENCH (“Fronch”) fries, and FRENCH (“Fronch”) dressing. What a yummy—and culturally appropriate—feast! (Or not.)

(Raise your hand if you loved that movie. “I…want…my…two…DOLLARS!”)

Well, I have to admit that I sort of take the same approach when I cook for St. Patrick’s Day. Basically, anything that’s green or has the word “Irish” attached to it is fine by me. Case in point: This luscious grilled cheese sandwich, made ultra delicious with unbelievable sharpness of aged IRISH cheddar, a slathering of IRISH mustard (okay, Dijon), and IRISH rye bread (okay, just regular rye bread.)

If you’re looking for a quick-and-easy way to enjoy a Leprechaun Lunch…this is the perfect little treat. (You can always have Corned Beef and Cabbage and Irish Coffee tonight!)

Now, I realize most human beings do not require a tutorial to make a grilled cheese sandwich. But sometimes it’s fun just to watch food being made, so here goes: Melt a little butter in a skillet over medium-low heat.

Place the slices of bread in the skillet, allowing it to soak up all the butter. (Or you can spread the bread with softened butter first—whatever floats your boat!)

Spread the Dijon on both slices (and you can certainly do this before you put the bread in the skillet! Ha. I forgot until after the bread went in the skillet. I’m cool like that.)

Oh, and this is Dijon because that’s all I had when I made this sandwich fifty years ago, but how wonderful would this be with Irish mustard? Some of them are made with whiskey and stout! Mmmmmm.

Cut the cheese into thin slices. This is Kerrygold aged Irish cheddar, and it is incredibly delicious. I’ve gone through occasional stages where I eat a big slice of this stuff once a day.

(But of course, regular cheddar or white cheddar is fine.)

And lay it onto the bread.

via:http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2014/03/irish-grilled-cheese/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pwcooks+%28The+Pioneer+Woman+Cooks%21%29