Ultimate Grilled Cheese

If you've seen the movie Chef, you will know immediately what I'm talking about when I mention THAT grilled cheese. When that beaut popped up on the screen, it felt like everything around me became still and my whole being melted into the seat I was perched on. If I close my eyes I can relive the point of the knife crunching through the crisp, buttery crust, and in slow motion Jon Favreau pulls the two halves apart to reveal a pool of lava like cheeses. I've never wanted to be Mike TV so much in my life and have the ability to jump into that screen as I did that day. So the next best thing - come up with a killer grilled cheese recipe myself.

Not one, not two, but this grilled cheese uses three types of cheeses to give the perfect combo of flavour, texture and gooey-ness (not a real word but lets go with it). Pair that with a fresh, crusty loaf of white bread and good quality butter, you'll have the base to an amazing bite. As you'll see in the little pictorial below, it's as simple as this - buttered bread, layer of cheesy white sauce spiked with a little mustard, slice of Colby, grated Cheddar, slice of Emmental, top with more sauce and bread. Fry. Hot. Delicious. Perfect. No joke, heaven.

Warning: you will most definitely end up in a cheese induced food coma, and you'll love it. This is a must make for anyone with a savoury tooth! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/3 cup plain flour
1 cup whole milk
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp djon mustard
White bread - ciabatta, crusty loaf, sourdough etc
Colby cheese slices
Emmental cheese slices
extra grated Cheddar cheese
butter, for frying

Method

In a small pot, melt the butter over a low to medium heat. Once melted, whisk in the flour and stir for two minutes to allow the flour to cook out.
While stirring, add the milk in 1/4 cup increments (note: the sauce will look dry with the first addition of milk, continue adding the milk while stirring until smooth). Once smooth and thickened, add the mustard and 1 cup of grated cheddar and stir until the cheese has melted.
Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Slice your bread into 2cm thick slices, and butter one side. Turn over (butter side down) and spread with cheese sauce, then lay a slice of Colby cheese on top. Sprinkle with grated Cheddar and place a slice of Emmental on top. On the top slice of bread, spread again with cheese sauce and place on top of the Emmental cheese, butter side up.
Heat a pan on a medium flame, then fry the sandwich on each side for around 3-5 minutes, or until the outer is golden and the filling is gooey. Leave to cool for a few minutes then enjoy!