Grilled Chocolate and Parmesan Sandwich
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 5:25PM in Brunch, Main Dish, bread, chocolate, desserts, lunch, recipes, sandwich, snack Yeah, really. And it’s good. Damn good. Pairing the not so sweet dark chocolate with the nutty, tangy Parmesan cheese is pure genius. Don’t forget about the buttery-crispy grilled bread.
Who, me? Genius? Why thanks! But no, it’s not my idea. I read about it on The Huffington Post a couple weeks ago, and haven’t been able to get it out of my mind. I’d have made it right away, too, if it weren’t for those pesky kids eating all of the chocolate and bread. Moving on…
It’s Sunday afternoon, and it’s a rainy one, at that. Husband is out with one of the kids at Comic Con, and it’s just me and the rest of the kids. Who are busy playing the Wii and generally goofing off, which is good. No cries of “Mom, I’m boooored!" Yet.
I decided, after doing some behind the scenes stuff on my blog, that I should hightail it to the kitchen and make this before all the Parm was gone again. Good thing, too, because as you can see, there’s just a small chunk left.
Now, before you start thinking this is gross, read this, from the article:
“Each ingredient's volatile compounds (aromas) are quantified using gas chromatography and/or a mass spectrometer. The concentrations are then compared with their respective flavor threshold and finally matched with other ingredients that have similar compounds.”
So there! I double dog dare you to give this a try. (I know, some of you are already in the kitchen making this!) For those of you that are skeptical, trust me. It’s not cheesy. The chocolate and Parmesan compliment each other--think salty/sweet.
Grilled Chocolate and Parmesan Sandwich
Makes one sandwich.
For the love of all things good and cheesy, don't use the grated stuff. Get a good little hunk of Parmigiano-Reggiano, and use some thin slices here.
2 slices of your favorite bread
2 ounces dark (semi-sweet) chocolate, chopped-not too coarse, you need it to melt
Enough thinly shaved slices Parmesan cheese to cover one slice of bread
Butter
Heat a skillet to about medium--maybe a little higher. Butter one side of each slice of bread.
Put one slice, butter side down in the pan, and cover it with the cheese slices. Sprinkle the chopped chocolate over that, and place the second slice of bread, butter side up, on top of that.
Heat this until the cheese and chocolate get melty, and then carefully flip the sandwich over with a spatula. When both sides of the sandwich are golden brown to your liking, it's done.
Serve right away, with lots of napkins. If someone else wants one, tell them to make their own, you're eating.
- The next time I make this, I’m using sourdough, more cheese, and a little less chocolate.
- Even my nine year old loved this, and that’s saying a lot! He doesn’t like strong cheese or dark chocolate. He even asked for more! The sixteen year old swiped what I had left, too.
- Notice that I categorized this under main dish, lunch, and dessert. Because for some of you, chocolate or cheese could actually be a main dish. I know. It’s ok. Yes, I’ll hold you. What, breakfast? Hell, yes! With coffee.
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Reader Comments (7)
Sounds cool. I've not yet tried this combination. It looks delicious. =)
I am definitely intrigued!!
you know i totally approve of this one!
LOL! You know I had to try this instantly! It was good, but, like you, next time I'll use more cheese - I think the salty factor needed to be bumped up some. But, yeah, I'll definitely do it again. ;-D
I'm skeptical, but want to try it. When my food budget repops I'll have to get some good parm and dark chocolate. Tragic. Heh.
awesome! No convincing me needed :) I will add chocolate to my list; what a pity :) Comic con? cool! I'm sure they've seen it, but if not, have them check out My Junk Drawer, a blog by animator Amy Mebberson. fun stuff :) http://amymebberson.tumblr.com/post/21461931927/pocket-princesses-15-mystery
I saw this and meant to hightail it right over and then I must have gotten busy or a phone call or something of some urgency had to have happened to have stopped me from that effort because this looks amazing and I'm going to trust you...bet is is. And grilled on top of that? Oh MY!