Grilled Cheese

Serve when

When Carl makes his son the perfect grilled cheese and can't resist tasting the crust.

Before you start

Butter softened to the edges, cheese sliced, flat-top hot and patient.

Cook-along start: ~0:38

In the movie

The grilled cheese Carl griddles for Percy was developed by Roy Choi, the film's culinary consultant. Favreau and Choi rebuild the movie's sandwich step by step on 'The Chef Show' (Netflix, 2019), where the recipe is published.

Theatrical

~00:48:00 Carl griddles a grilled cheese for his son Percy — an unhurried little masterclass at the flat-top

Carl makes this for his son Percy at the flat-top — an unhurried little masterclass in doing one simple thing perfectly. It's the quiet counterpoint to the film's louder food: no critics, no cameras, just a father cooking for his boy.

Ingredients

2 slices good sourdough bread
Softened butter
A little olive oil, for the griddle
1 slice white cheddar
1 slice yellow cheddar
1 slice Gruyère
A few shavings of Parmesan

Method

Butter one side of each slice of sourdough. Warm a griddle or heavy pan over medium heat with a film of olive oil.
Lay both slices buttered-side down. Fry the bread on that one side only, sliding the slices around the griddle so the butter and oil work into a glossy, toasty sheen.
On the untoasted faces, build the cheese: white and yellow cheddar and Gruyère, with a few shavings of Parmesan over the top.
Close the sandwich, buttered sides now facing out. Press gently and grill, turning once, until both sides are deep golden and the cheeses have melted into one.
Cut in half so the cheese pulls, and hand half to your kid.

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