Monday, October 1, 2012

The ODB Grilled Cheese

Little known fact: I used to be a big Wu-Tang fan---in fact, my 21st birthday was spent at a Wu-Tang Clan concert---hence the inspiration for the name of this sandwich. However, in the case of this sandwich, ODB stands for Onion-Dill-Bacon. This sandwich was incredibly flavorful, thanks to the caramelized onions (cooked in bacon grease :), and it was great paired with a bow of tomato soup.




Ingredients (makes 3 sandwiches)
-6 slices good bread (I recommend oatmeal)
-15 slices Dill Havarti cheese (5 per sandwich)
-6 slices bacon
-1 red onion
-Tomato soup (optional)
-3 T butter
-3 T mozzarella

Steps
1. Cook your bacon until crispy. Remove bacon slices and set aside, reserving bacon grease.
2. Thinly slice your red onion. Using your bacon pan with reserved bacon grease, saute the red onion for about 6 minutes on medium. Once the slices start to brown, turn down the heat to low-medium and cook onion slices for about 20 minutes or until caramelized. You'll want to watch them and stir them about every 30 seconds.
3. Butter the outsides of your bread. Layer the sandwich with the dill Havarti, bacon, caramelized onions, and 1 T mozzarella.
 4. Grill in a panini press, George Foreman, or large skillet until golden brown.

5. Enjoy with a bowl of tomato soup.