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    Food heaven on earth: brisket grilled cheese sandwiches

    This is another one of my “synthesis of ideas” meals. I have tremendous food pressure to use up everything we made over the last several days and not let anything go to waste. It kinda doesn’t fit a recipe, but there’s nowhere else to put it. And, I’m not the first person to think this up. But I thought it up, then googled it and found that it is definitely a thing!

    Ingredients:

    Brisket. I had a slice leftover from Friday’s dinner.

    Cheese. Use what you like! I used all the leftover cut up cheddars from Monday’s cheese plate, plus a couple slices of cheddar that didn’t make it on to burgers Monday.

    Bread. You want something thick, and really good. I used a loaf of fresh sourdough from the bakery, it was still warm and smelled heavenly. Use something crusty, the texture is important to give it a good mouthfeel.

    That’s the gist right there. Also, I used, but really this depends on you, and what you like,

    Pickled red onions.
    BBQ sauce.
    Butter, mayo, oil, whatever you want to use for frying stuff up. I used a secret ingredient.

    Go with what you want here. Horseradish sauce. Dijon mustard. Lettuce and tomato with garlic. it’s your sandwich, and you are the one eating it.


    Th’ playaz, aka mise en place. Look at that slice of brisket! We got leftover brisket from Friday, cheeses from Monday. I’m drawing down my haul of Black Swans!
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    Chop that brisket up, there’s going to be a reason for that. See the little metal cup? Secret ingredient! 50 points to the person who can guess what it is!
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    Fry up that brisket!
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    Add a little sauce to the brisket (or none, if that’s how you roll), then get that buttered bread on the griddle and all cheesed up!
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    Brisket on the cheese. Do it this way. The bread is really thick, and the cheese is further away from the heat than normal, and you don’t want to turn the burners up too high. This starts the cheese melting right away.
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    Put the red onions in between, and make it a sandwich. THIS IS A TWO SPATULA JOB, ALL FLIPS ALL ARE FROM HERE ON OUT. It’s easier than you think; just put the unslotted spatula on top of one half, the other underneath, turn the first half upside down, put it where you want it, and slide the unslotted spatula (it was on top, now it’s in the middle) out. When it’s time to flip the sandwich, one spatula on top, one underneath, flip, slide the bottom one out.
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    And, a couple artsy fartsy evening light photos!
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    Eat this. Really. Eat this.
    Last edited by Mosca; September 6, 2023, 05:23 PM.

    #2
    Wow. I just ate but I’d wolf that down in a heartbeat.

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      #3
      Wow!

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        #4
        I love me some brisket off the smoker….and I may get thrown out of here for saying this, but brisket is so much better repurposed for things like this and green chile brisket tacos!!!

        love the BGC!!!!

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        • Mosca
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          Tacos were on my radar. I was thinking about those cheese slices though.

        • STEbbq
          STEbbq commented
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          I have to say at least 75% of the fun of making brisket/pastrami is messing around with new leftover ideas.

        #5
        Yummy!!!!

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          #6
          Damn, Tom. Sour cream?

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          • Mosca
            Mosca commented
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            Nope!

          #7
          Originally posted by Sid P View Post
          Damn, Tom. Sour cream?
          Nah. Better.
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            #8
            Looks fantastic. I copy one I had at the 8oz burger bar in the Horseshoe Casino. Very similar, but has short rib instead of brisket.

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              #9
              Wow, that looks great! Gives me all kinds of ideas: Montechristo, Croque Monsieur or Madame, etc.
              Last edited by 58limited; September 6, 2023, 07:17 PM.

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                #10
                looks awesome... post that on reddit in the grilled cheese sub and they will attack you though... never seen people so defensive over what can go on a sandwich thats called grilled but rarely actually is anything more than griddle or pan cooked

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                  #11
                  You know, technically that is a melt. 🤣

                  That said, I appreciate this melt more than most because of the attention to the bread. High-quality ingredients matter, of course, but I don’t feel like most grilled cheese consumers value the bread enough compared to what is inside. But I think you nailed the balance with that wonderfully crusty bread.

                  That said, if you want to have some fun with cheese, try and see if you can find this one:

                  Originating from Germany and Austria, butterkase is a mild and creamy cheese that goes great alongside just about anything you're cooking up.


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                    Click image for larger version  Name:	IMG_3390.jpg Views:	0 Size:	1.90 MB ID:	1479814 Here you go buddy. We didn’t have the best bread but it was still awesome. There’s a satisfaction in knowing it was so good and you can make it again for breakfast tomorrow. Wheat bread, provolone cheese, sprinkling of garlic powder , pastrami, and salted butter.



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                    • Mosca
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                      That absolutely falls within the range of brisket grilled cheese sandwiches!

                      I can get the butterkäse at Wegman’s. Next trip, Tuesday (5% Senior Citizen discount).

                    #13
                    A restaurant near me makes a killer short rib grilled cheese but betting a smoked brisket grilled cheese would be even better!

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                      #14
                      Looks great Mosca! I'll have to keep this tool in my arsenal if I ever have leftover brisket again...

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                        #15
                        I am going to try this! Thanks Mosca.

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