Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Tarragon and Bourbon Caramelized Shallots

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Sandwiches

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 8 shallots, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon Bourbon
  • 6 slices firm white sourdough bread
  • softened butter
  • 8 ounces extra-sharp white cheddar cheese, grated
  • 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds, ground
  • 30 tarragon leaves, roughly chopped

Directions

  1. Melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a pan.

  2. Add the shallots and cook over medium heat until brown, about 15 minutes.

  3. Add the Bourbon to the shallots and cook for another minute, then take the pan off the heat and set aside.

  4. Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.

  5. Turn the slices upside down, sprinkle the tarragon on the non-buttered side.

  6. Mix the cheese and the mustard seeds together in a bowl.

  7. Sprinkle the cheese/mustard seed mix onto the tarragon.

  8. Evenly divide the shallots on top of the cheese.

  9. Top the sandwiches with the remaining slices of buttered bread, keeping the buttered side on the outside.

  10. Heat a nonstick frying pan on medium heat for 3 minutes.

  11. Fry each sandwich on both sides until the cheese has melted and the outsides of the bread are browned.

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