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Grilled grilled cheese sandwich

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Grilled grilled cheese sandwich, from the video Makes 2
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Ingredients
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  • 4 slices good, hearty, country-style bread
  • 3 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese
Light a large chimney starter of natural chunk charcoal and pile it on one side of the grill.
Setting up the charcoal grill
  • 3 oz Gruyere
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
Grate the cheddar and Gruyere and stir in the dry mustard, smoked paprika and black pepper.
Wrap two grill spatulas in heavy duty foil to make shallow trays with a small lip.
Divide the cheese between the trays and set them over indirect heat, moving them several times, until bubbly, 6 to 9 minutes.
  • olive oil
Spritz the bread lightly with olive oil on both sides and grill over direct heat, watching and moving it constantly so it does not burn.
Set a slice on foil, fold down the tray lips and slide the cheese onto it, top with a second slice and wrap in the foil.
Sliding, wrapping and finishing
Return to indirect heat for a couple of minutes so the cheese and bread come together.