Thursday, June 28, 2007

How to make a perfect grilled ham and cheese sandwich

You will need:
  • Two slices of ham (the sandwich ham type you find in any grocery, not the fancy kind)
  • Two slices of cheese (preferably pre-packed "singles")
  • Two slices of bread (preferably the fluffy "Japanese" variety. FYI, in Hong Kong, they sell white bread on a "tingi" basis (4 slices in a bag))
  • Butter (the real kind, not the fake stuff)
  • Mayo (the real kind, not the fake stuff)
  • A spatula
Procedure:
  1. Spread butter on one face of each of the slices of bread.
  2. On the other face, spread some mayo.
  3. "Build sandwich" such that it goes: bread (butter out mayo in), cheese, ham, ham, cheese bread (mayo in, butter out)
  4. Heat pan.
  5. When pan is hot enough, drop in sandwich. Wait for one side of the sandwich to toast, hasten process by flattening sandwich with spatula.
  6. Flip sandwich with spatula and grill other side.

Put on plate, enjoy. Eat with your hands, but with a good thick napkin, since if you do this right, cheese will melt and get gooey.

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