Grilled Cheese and Onion Sandwiches
Missing street food? Want to make a cheesy and comforting snack at home? Try these delicious grilled cheese and onion sandwiches. They are the best snack ever! It requires just a few ingredients and tastes absolutely divine.
Ingredients
- 8 white bread slices
- 3-4 tbsp butter
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese grated
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
For the caramelized onions:
- 1 cup onions chopped (approx 2 medium-sized onions)
- 3 tbsp butter
- Salt to taste
Instructions
To make the caramelized onions:
- Take a non-stick pan and heat it over a medium flame. Add butter and allow it to melt completely.
- Once it starts bubbling, add chopped onions. Give them a good stir. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Then reduce the flame to low. Add salt and mix well. Within a few minutes, the onions will become soft and turn translucent. Keep stirring it occasionally.
- Continue cooking over a low flame until they turn golden in colour. It may take approximately 20-25 minutes.
- Once the onions caramelize, turn the heat off and transfer them to a bowl. Keep it aside to cool down completely.
To make the onion and cheese filling:
- Take a small bowl, add grated mozzarella cheese, caramelized onions and black pepper powder. Mix well and keep it aside.
To make the grilled cheese and onion sandwiches:
- Take a bread slice, apply butter on both sides. Keep it aside. Repeat the same process for the rest of the bread slices.
- Add the onion and cheese filling over four bread slices. Top with the other slices of bread.
- Place the sandwiches over an electric grill or sandwich maker. Close the lid and cook them for 2-3 minutes or until they become golden in colour.
- If you don’t have an electric grill then you can also cook them over a grill pan ow tawa.
- Serve them hot with tomato ketchup.