Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Big, Beefy Fry-Grilled Mushroom-Lemon-Cheddar Melts


                Serves 2
                ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
                8 teaspoons floor
                8 teaspoons sherry
                2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
                ¼ teaspoon salt
                Coarse black pepper to taste
                1 small lemon, thinly sliced
                2 large, firm Portobello mushroom caps (at least 1 inch thick), gills scraped and caps sliced horizontally into 2 disks
                Sea salt to taste
                1 cup vegetable oil
                2 slices extra-sharp yellow cheddar cheese
                2 brioche rolls, lightly toasted
                2 thick slices heirloom tomato
                A handful watercress or other spicy greens
                Dijon mustard or other mustard of choice
                Salt-and-vinegar potato chips
1.       Combine olive oil, flour, sherry, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper into a dish and mix with your fingers or a whisk.  Dredge lemon slices and mushroom disks in the sauce as you add them to the dish; season with sea salt.  Let marinate for 30 to 45 minutes, turning occasionally.
2.       Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat.  Heat vegetable oil separately, in large skillet, until hot but not smoking.  Fry lemon slices and mushroom disks, turning once, 1 to 1½ minutes.  Transfer lemon slices and mushroom disks to grill and grill, turning once, until well marked, 2 to 3 minutes.
3.       Make 2 stacks in this way: mushroom disk, cheese slice, several lemon slices, mushroom, and cheese.  Place on the grill until cheese melts, about 1 minute.  Transfer the stacks to the roll bottoms and top with tomato slices; season with salt and pepper.  Add the greens.  Slather the bun tops with mustard and set in place.  Serve with chips.

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