Recipe: Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese Panini (with tortilla chip crust)
SandwichesJALAPENO POPPER GRILLED CHEESE PANINI
"It's not that spicy! I just wanted to put that out there from the get-go. I know when you see the word "jalapeno" you think this is going to be super-hot. If I were to use raw peppers, oh yes, there would be a fire in your mouth. But instead, I take the seeds out (where much of the heat comes from) and roast the peppers for a few minutes. Instead of an inferno, you get a milder, gently sweet heat."
"What I also love about my panini version of the classic cheese-stuffed jalapeno popper appetizer is its tortilla chip crust spiced with cumin and cayenne. My friend Laura Werlin, a James Beard award-winning cheese expert, first introduced me to the brilliant idea of crusting a grilled cheese sandwich in tortilla chips (her Chips and Guacamole Grilled Cheese is out of this world). Here, that crunchy corn crust gives way to a lava of sweet roasted jalapenos and tangy melted cheese.
4 jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
2 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
6 ounces (about 1 1/2 cups) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 ounces corn tortilla chips (about 8 large chips)
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, at room temperature
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
A pinch of cayenne pepper
8 slices sourdough bread, sliced from a dense bakery loaf
Set a rack on the top shelf of the oven or toaster oven and heat it to broil.
Place the jalapenos, cut sides down, on a baking sheet and broil until the skins are charred, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer the jalapenos to a paper bag, close the bag, and let them steam until the skin of the peppers puckers and is easily removed, about 5 minutes.
Heat the panini press to medium-high heat.
Remove and discard the skins from the jalapenos, chop the peppers, and transfer them to a medium-size bowl. Add the cream cheese and sharp cheddar and mix them well.
Seal the tortilla chips in a zipper-top plastic bag and roll a rolling pin back and forth over the bag until the chips are crushed into fine crumbs. In a small bowl, mix the tortilla chip crumbs, butter, cumin, and cayenne until they're well combined.
For each sandwich: Spread a layer of tortilla chip butter on two slices of bread to flavor the outside of the sandwich. Flip over one slice and spread on a generous layer of cheese mixture. Close the sandwich with the other slice of bread, buttered side up.
Grill two panini at a time, with the lid closed, until the cheese is melted and the outside is toasted and crispy, about 5 minutes.
Makes 4 servings
Used by permission to Recipelink.com from Harvard Commons Press
Source: The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook By Kathy Strahs
"It's not that spicy! I just wanted to put that out there from the get-go. I know when you see the word "jalapeno" you think this is going to be super-hot. If I were to use raw peppers, oh yes, there would be a fire in your mouth. But instead, I take the seeds out (where much of the heat comes from) and roast the peppers for a few minutes. Instead of an inferno, you get a milder, gently sweet heat."

"What I also love about my panini version of the classic cheese-stuffed jalapeno popper appetizer is its tortilla chip crust spiced with cumin and cayenne. My friend Laura Werlin, a James Beard award-winning cheese expert, first introduced me to the brilliant idea of crusting a grilled cheese sandwich in tortilla chips (her Chips and Guacamole Grilled Cheese is out of this world). Here, that crunchy corn crust gives way to a lava of sweet roasted jalapenos and tangy melted cheese.
4 jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
2 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
6 ounces (about 1 1/2 cups) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 ounces corn tortilla chips (about 8 large chips)
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, at room temperature
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
A pinch of cayenne pepper
8 slices sourdough bread, sliced from a dense bakery loaf
Set a rack on the top shelf of the oven or toaster oven and heat it to broil.
Place the jalapenos, cut sides down, on a baking sheet and broil until the skins are charred, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer the jalapenos to a paper bag, close the bag, and let them steam until the skin of the peppers puckers and is easily removed, about 5 minutes.
Heat the panini press to medium-high heat.
Remove and discard the skins from the jalapenos, chop the peppers, and transfer them to a medium-size bowl. Add the cream cheese and sharp cheddar and mix them well.
Seal the tortilla chips in a zipper-top plastic bag and roll a rolling pin back and forth over the bag until the chips are crushed into fine crumbs. In a small bowl, mix the tortilla chip crumbs, butter, cumin, and cayenne until they're well combined.
For each sandwich: Spread a layer of tortilla chip butter on two slices of bread to flavor the outside of the sandwich. Flip over one slice and spread on a generous layer of cheese mixture. Close the sandwich with the other slice of bread, buttered side up.
Grill two panini at a time, with the lid closed, until the cheese is melted and the outside is toasted and crispy, about 5 minutes.
Makes 4 servings
Used by permission to Recipelink.com from Harvard Commons Press
Source: The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook By Kathy Strahs
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