I can't believe that with all of these grilled cheese sandwiches that I have been posting lately that I have not posted one of my favorites, the kimchi grilled cheese sandwich. The kimchi grilled cheese sandwich has all of the same great flavour combinations as the kimchi quesadillas and I almost always have all of the ingredients on hand. The key to the grilled cheese kimchi sandwich is to saute the kimchi first and this has two affects; the first being that it reduces the amount of liquid in the kimchi which helps prevent your sandwich from getting soggy. The second benefit of sauteing the kimchi first is that with a warm kimchi filling the cheese takes less time to melt and you want it to melt before you start burning your bread. If you are going to be sauteing the kimchi anyways, why not saute it in some bacon grease, and if you are cooking some bacon for the grease, why not throw the bacon into the sandwich as well? Bacon and kimchi is another great flavour combination.
When I was a kid I often liked to dip my grilled cheese sandwiches in ketchup and for some reason I remembered that the last time I made these kimchi grilled cheese sandwiches and I thought that a gochujang ketchup would be nice for dipping. Gochujang is a Korean fermented chili bean paste that is nice and tasty and it ended up working really well mixed in with sweet ketchup. The kimchi grilled cheese sandwich is certainly a thing of wonder with its buttery toasted bread wrapping the spicy kimchi all smothered in melted cheese! With all of the kimchi grilled cheese sandwiches that I have been having lately it has been quickly depleting my supply of kimchi and I will have to make some more soon.
Kimchi Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Gochujang Ketchup for Dipping
(makes 1 sandwich)Printable Recipe
Ingredients:
2 slices bacon (cut into 1 inch slices, optional)
1/2 cup kimchi (drained)
2 slices cheese
2 slices bread
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon gochujang
2 slices bacon (cut into 1 inch slices, optional)
1/2 cup kimchi (drained)
2 slices cheese
2 slices bread
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon gochujang
Directions:
1. Cook the bacon in a pan and set aside retaining the bacon grease.
2. Add the kimchi and caramelize a bit. (You don't want a soggy or a cold sandwich.)
3. Assemble sandwich and grill until the cheese has melted and the bread is golden brown on both sides, about 2-4 minutes per side.
4. Mix the ketchup and gochujang to serve with the sandwich for dipping.
1. Cook the bacon in a pan and set aside retaining the bacon grease.
2. Add the kimchi and caramelize a bit. (You don't want a soggy or a cold sandwich.)
3. Assemble sandwich and grill until the cheese has melted and the bread is golden brown on both sides, about 2-4 minutes per side.
4. Mix the ketchup and gochujang to serve with the sandwich for dipping.
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