Receta Cheese Curd Grilled Cheese
"The Dairyland"
Made with:
Pane Turano Italian Bread
Thick-cut Slices of Wisconsin Hickory Smoked Bacon
Wisconsin Butterkäse cheese
Sun-dried Tomatoes
Deep-fried Wisconsin Cheese Curds
The Batter made with Wisconsin Beer and
Wisconsin Honey Goat Cheese
Having lived in America's Dairyland
My whole life, I thought the name "The Dairyland"
Would be an appropriate name for my
Grilled Cheese Sandwich~
A few days ago, I entered Grilled Cheese Academy
Grilled Cheese Contest.
Living in Wisconsin, America's Dairyland
Dairy and Cheese is a constant in my life
Here on Turnips 2 Tangerines it's an ingredient in
Most of my recipes and it's a topic of many blog posts.
Here in Wisconsin,
Dairy and cheese is a way of life for many people.
Cheese is just who we are.
That is the reason why I named the recipe
I submitted to the Grilled Cheese Academy Contest:
....Drum Roll Please....
"The Dairyland"
"The Dairyland" has it all...
Large slices of Pano Turano Italian Bread
Creamy Wisconsin Butter
Thick-cut Slices of Hickory-smoked Wisconsin Bacon
Velvety Wisconsin Butterkäse cheese
Sun-ripened Sun-dried Tomatoes
Deep-fried Wisconsin Cheese Curds
The batter made with Wisconsin Beer and
Wisconsin Honey Goat Cheese.
Wow! What a line-up:)
A Grand Slam!
This recipe makes one very large grilled cheese sandwich...
Perfect to cut in half and
Serve alongside a steamy bowl of tomato soup.
- 2 slices pano turano Italian bread
- 2 t butter, room temperature
- 2 slices butterkäse cheese,
- (about 4 x 6 inch squares)
- 4 slices thick-cut, hickory-smoked bacon, fried until crisp
- 10 to 12 sun-ripened, sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
- 12 to 14 cheese curds
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 T oil
- 1 cup beer
- 1 cup flour
- 1 t sugar
- 1/2 t salt
- 1 t baking powder
- 2 oz honey goat cheese
- oil for frying
- Butter one slice of bread on one side with 1 t butter
- Place bread buttered side down in a cold skillet
- Lay slices of Butterkäse cheese on bread
- Cutting cheese to fit bread, if necessary
- Lay slices of bacon on top of cheese
- Top bacon with sun-ripened sun-dried tomatoes
- Set aside
- Make cheese curds~
- Heat 3-4 inches of oil
- In a deep, heavy duty,
- Cast iron skillet to 375º
- In a medium bowl mix together
- Egg, 1 T oil and beer
- Whisk together
- Stir together flour,
- Sugar, salt and baking powder
- Add to egg/beer mixture
- Mix until smooth
- Drop cheese curds into batter
- Using a fork, toss to coat curds
- Drop a few curds at a time into hot oil
- Fry for a few minutes or
- Until golden brown
- Remove curds with a long handled
- Wire mesh strainer
- Drain curds on paper towels
- Season with salt if desired
- Lay cheese curds on top of sun-dried tomatoes
- Spread honey goat cheese on remaining slice of bread
- Place bread cheese side down on top of sandwich in pan
- Lightly butter slice of bread with remaining 1 t butter
Place frying pan on burner
Heat pan over medium heat
Grill sandwich over medium heat
Until golden brown
Carefully flip sandwich over
Grill until sandwich is golden brown
On both sides and cheese is melted