How to Make Grown Up Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Gruyère and Chives

Host Julia Collin Davison makes Grown-Up Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Gruyère and Chives.
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[@g4meboy13]

Love how passionate this woman is when she loves the meal she's doing

[@FeelinTangerine]

I've made this in the past based on this recipe & its always been wonderful. Especially with tomato soup or grilled tomatoes on the side. Any leftover cheese spread is great on crackers.

[@derderdo]

7 oz gruyere 2 oz brie (no rind) 2 T Vermouth (or wine) --> mix into paste a few chives --> 4-5 pulses to incorporate 3T softened butter 1 tsp dijon mustard --> mix 8 slices bread (any kind - rye is recommended) 12 inch non stick skillet - heat over medium heat, 2 mins cook sandwiches 2 at a time, 3-4 mins on each side

[@mlob535]

Thank you!

[@nicholasstansell1396]

Tried this recipe the other day! It will not disappoint. Even down to the Dijon Butter it was amazing. Only thing I swapped was the bread, I made mine with sourdough. Also found a double cream Brie, made it devilishly melty 🤤

[@MivusComedy]

you're making my heart stop!! 🤩

[@nicholasstansell1396]

@@MivusComedy The wine and chive cheese combo is boss. This is literally a match made in heaven. 10/10 recommend.

[@jacquelineinthewoods]

I love your laugh when you take that first bite!

[@susanfraser6371]

My version of a grown up grilled cheese is chevre, fresh basil and tomato on a rustic bread. 😊

[@marcellespeake4272]

I melt butter in the pan, put two pieces of bread in pan, top with grated cheese, cover with glass lid, cook till melted, then take lid off and flip one on top of the other and serve. The bread is toasted equally on both sides! Love the addition of Dijon.

[@KPuppychow]

I add the dijon to my paste as well. My mom thought I was crazy for making a cheese paste to make my grilled cheese. I feel vindicated haha

[@stephenwong6838]

Of all the “comfort-food” categories , “SANDWICHES” for me personally, are certainly without doubt UP ⬆️ there with the most FAVORITE 😍

[@justnoted2995]

Yah! I like the grown-up version prepared by a happy cook. Thank you for the concise summary at the end; a real winner

[@jpc3603]

Delicious, my kind of grilled cheese - plenty of depth in flavours! Grilled brie with grape is also delicious!🙌🏼

[@mlob535]

Oh my goodness!!! This looks sooo delicious! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@kathlynterry8196]

It’s like a fondue in bread.

[@josephreyes7610]

The pure passion of nosies you make when making yo eating this sandwich is from someone who knows this is tasting amazing! Great video

[@dianemalek436]

This looks delicious!! Can't wait to try it!

[@sherriestakias2279]

Hello 👋 thank you for all the delicious dishes 😋

[@stevelogan5475]

Adam, swiss gruyere is my fave cheese, instead of putting it in the food processor, you need to shred it on a box grater & then let the cheese sit out for an hour to get room temp under a a damp paper towel. It will not separate or be gritty, melts to that light pungent, nutty flavor & no brie needed, btw NO mustard, but if that's your thing, have at it, but you are hiding the taste of the gruyere

[@boorayin2773]

This is definitely an elevated grilled cheese - it's got a fondue-sorta taste because of the vermouth. This is now my go-to for grilled cheese!

[@debracole1329]

Looks yummy 😋 Gotta try this.🍞🧀Thank you💯

[@shopwithaaron]

Will be making these in Colorado for my sis and hubby in 2 weeks!!

[@Avacarho]

I use Havarti and Gouda cheeses since Gruyère is so hard to find in my area. It’s a delicious combo.

[@100383208]

I use 3 cheeses. I love the combo of American, blue and cream cheese on sour dough

[@becauseimafan]

Ooh I like that idea! I'll have to try it!!

[@100383208]

@@becauseimafan you won't be disappointed. 😁

[@davidhocutt3195]

I love adding pepperoni slices to my grilled cheese........oh, so good. ❤️😋❤️

[@Mia-qt4th]

I love Julia shes so adorable❣

[@99bogatyrs99]

Love this recipe. If I don't use alcohol, what should I substitute for it, or do I even need to use anything. I can't have any alcohol at all!

[@blongyang5547]

Looks good 👍

[@1900intz]

I’m drooling 🤤

[@Laszlomtl]

Very cool!

[@sdm031]

I like that knife!

[@Sc00nYDeus]

You should try the "Comté", looks like the gruyère but a bit more flavor.

[@redoorn]

very jealous if Julia's spatula :-)

[@jamesgoacher1606]

I confess I have a metal block about buttering bread on the outside of the sandwich. I shall have to force myself soon to do this even though it is borderline fried bread sandwich (which I adore, chech my waistline).

[@johnniemiec3286]

Julia, what kind of knife are you using? That is a beauty.

[@johnniemiec3286]

@@sandrah7512 thank you very much. I appreciate it. I am starting to get into more high end cutlery and figured the folks at ATK probably have some rock solid stuff in their personal collections.

[@joeblack4436]

Beginner toaster. Butter side on the cutting board was awkward. You close the buttered slices into a temporary sandwich. Then you add your filling on top. Then you put the current top slice into the pan. Then cover it with the bottom slice. No mess. No fuss. Towers of Hanoi rules.

[@oldschooldiy3240]

I do use two cheeses! Sharp cheddar and Baby Swiss! I will use whole wheat or sourdough bread with mayo seasoned with Lemon Pepper, Garlic Pepper, or Mrs. Dash with some Old Bay!

[@paulj4228]

My wife and I are living Wisconsin so Jesus came any Jesus good. Greer sounds really good though. When I was a kid the only grilled cheese sandwiches that we had was American or Velveeta and they're still good today with dill pickles

[@seanswinton6242]

Can't forget that grilled american cheese with tomato soup. That's what I do. The gourmet grilled cheese with that pickle is my favourite as well. I also began using olive oil mayo instead of butter. Just a bit more healthier.

[@c.cookies1752]

Is there a segment of buttering bread for grill cheese vs mayo-ing the bread?

[@mb4490]

Can you share the brand of the measuring spoon please, I like how it has the curved end part where it can rest of the counter evenly and not tip over. Thanks!

[@chriscourson2824]

I love Create!

[@johnrushman9330]

I like the way Julia measures the butter - just take three chunks off the end of the stick! There are times when measuring ingredients (especially by weight) is important. Making a grilled cheese sandwich is not one of them! Only thing I would have liked better is if Julia had popped one of the cheese cubes in her mouth. The advantage of being the cook!

[@michaelpass2176]

I use a great bread dark rye!

[@brianross9753]

So I'm washing a food processor (and blades), a bowl, a cutting board, a chef's knife, a spoon, a butter knife, a measuring spoon, a skillet, a wire rack, and a baking sheet just for grilled cheese? That's a lot of dishes.

[@BakersTuts]

Is that the same food processor used by the Mythical Kitchen?

[@mistywalters]

Why re-upload this old video?

[@B.D.F.]

Next: How to make tomato soup to dip your grilled cheese.

[@frednatural7310]

Has anyone tried a light toasting of the "inside" side of the bread before assemblage?

[@alexanderpons9246]

My wheels got turning and I wonder if there is a way to incorporate the cheese mixture to make Mac & Cheese Adult version!

[@russburton8517]

These would go great with Bridget's cream of tomato soup I watched a day or so ago

[@janicehraga]

YUM

[@tammymilner814]

What are some suggestions for those that need recipes 100% alcohol free? Have family members who cannot have any alcohol otherwise they get seizures from it.

[@kimberlyrobinson3992]

Just leave out the alcohol. You don’t need to use it.

[@TheMercilessEye]

Option: add a sprinkling of French's Crispy fried onions to the cheese when spreading on the buttered bread. Yes, okay -- it's decadent. You won't regret it, though.

[@BrazenSpirituality]

😋

[@BrigadierPickles]

Interesting, @mythicalKitchen just tested butter on bread, butter in pan, and mayo and found that butter in the pan was the best due to the browning of the butter in the pan. I'd love you know what you think of this spin Julia. Mythical Kitchen Episode, kzbin.info/www/bejne/maCQZZhog5qWrcU

[@josephgaviota]

I bet that'd be good on sourdough.

[@CaptainFabulous84]

When I want grilled cheese I want what I had when I was a kid. Y'know, comfort food.

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

I can’t stand the cheese I had as a kid now (Velveeta or Kraft slices). It tastes like plastic to me now. I like cheddar or Colby jack.

[@CaptainFabulous84]

@@QueenOfTheNorth65 The cheese slices today don't taste anything like they did when I was a kid. But I still use American cheese, just the deli kind.

[@jaishannon5510]

i can't stand brie and i no longer do alcohol, 20 years now. what else do you recommend?

[@jareknowak8712]

👍

[@melrupp2129]

Who wants "grown up" grilled cheese? When I want it, it's because I need to get the comfort of childhood.

[@joemaffei]

This reminds me of Jacques Pepin's recipe for Fromage Fort: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqvUZqqsbdB6a5o. I've made it using leftover cheese from an appetizer tray, which made for awesome grilled cheese sandwiches.

[@MrJohnnyBic]

I always thought you never preheat an empty non-stick skillet. Am I wrong?

[@lemmykilmister873]

😋👍🏻

[@Valentino22231]

This woman puts the grrrrr in grilled cheese……clear concise communication, shared story that doesn’t detract from the purpose of the video and delivers triumphantly! Bravo, chef!

[@saulgoodman2018]

This is better than Gordon Ramsay's grilled cheese.

[@sisgaia]

I have done well buttering the pan myself and do get even results. I just press down on the sandwich a briefly when it is in the pan. If you do have butter that is left out at room temperature, then it is easy to spread on the bread slices, but if all your butter in the fridge, you're just not going to be able to do it evenly and without tearing the bread.

[@yesterdaysyouth593]

Anybody recognize that knife brand??

[@kellypearsall4540]

How to make this without a food processor?

[@kimberlyrobinson3992]

Grate the Gruyere very finely with a box grater, add the Brie and mash it into a paste with a potato masher. That’s how I’d do it. You’re only trying to mixed the two cheeses until incorporated. It will melt together when cooked. Perhaps it will take a minute longer to melt homogeneously but I think that would work.

[@PhotonChief]

I was following along, really interested, all up until she cut the sandwich in half, not across. Triangles taste better. :P

[@Patrie255]

I was with her until she sliced the sandwiches on the vertical. Diagonal slicing forever!

[@smellyfella5077]

Well, I guess I'm not a grown up when it comes to grilled cheese because I find that the good Ol' American Cheese slices (well, it's kinda like cheese) with white Wonder Bread still make the most tasty grilled cheese sandwiches.

[@SandyWalsh]

The link to the recipe has a paywall :(

[@ThePixarLamp]

Someone's gotta pay her

[@SandyWalsh]

@@ThePixarLamp Enjoy! Brie - 2oz (no rind) Gruyere (or sharp old) - 7oz 2 tbsp Vermouth Chives 3 tbsp Butter + 1 tsp Dijon Mustard Rye bread (any is fine)

[@ThePixarLamp]

@@SandyWalsh Thanks! But now you've infringed copyright. I hope the sandwich was worth it

[@SandyWalsh]

@@ThePixarLamp "no good deed goes unpunished"

[@brandont5231]

Gordon Ramsay should take notes

[@RavenBlaze]

A comment for the algorithm

[@blucifa]

Kid: Dad, can you make me a grilled cheese sandwich? Me: Sure, go fetch us a bottle of white wine out the cellar whilst I grab the food processor from the cupboard

[@chrisandersen5635]

😋😂😂🤣🥰☺️

[@csmats5374]

The only nit-pick objection I have to using Gruyere in grilled cheese is that real Gruyere is a raw milk cheese and therefore is packed with probiotics and enzymes that heat will destroy or degrade. For me a grown-up grilled cheese uses an aged imported Gouda that melts very nicely and tastes superb. Adding some Brie in is a good idea that I'll have to try.

[@dchenkin02]

In the United States, supermarkets don't sell raw milk cheese; US gruyere is always cooked.

[@csmats5374]

@@dchenkin02 Sorry, but I just bought raw milk Gruyere yesterday at a chain called Trader Joe's. They had three different raw milk Gruyeres as a matter of fact.

[@whatweather]

She’s so dramatic when she flips the sandwich, it’s basically a piece of toast, not the holy grail.

[@qworky902]

When did everyone start saying the t in often?

[@davemcbroom695]

You can keep ur fancy schmancy Swiss cheese. Give me 2 American singles on grilled white bread and if you don't have tomato soup a squirt of ketchup will do.

[@stevelogan5475]

This is as much a cardinal sin as putting ketchup on a Chicago hotdog

[@samm9017]

Butter the bread not the pan. 👍

[@stephen8433]

I used to dunk mine in a hot bowl of tomato soup. Yumm, Yumm! LOL

[@redoorn]

Me, too.

[@clevelandphil]

When this aired on PBS, they had two people taste the kind of grilled cheese sandwiches that mom made. They looked like they were eating liver. BTW the butter she used in the show was unsalted. ugh.

[@eileenvandernoot3867]

Stop it! Just do it without a food processor. Not everyone has one and the clean up is time consuming.

[@gibberishname]

I am TRAUMATIZED watching Julia cut a grilled cheese int rectangles! Cut on the diagonal. TRIANGLES TASTE BETTER!!!!!

[@Lenxaid]

By "Grown up" grilled cheese you mean a "middle class" grilled cheese, not all of us can afford Gruyere.

[@kimberlyrobinson3992]

Well, it’s probably not something you would want to make ALL the time, anyway, so just save up and get some Gruyere as a treat. Besides, you can get a quarter pound to a half a pound for a reasonable amount, unless you’re going to an overpriced cheese monger. She also said, by the way, that you can use an aged cheddar. Actually, it’s the price of a decent Brie that I think you should be worried about…

[@BobGeogeo]

Caution: Adult Video 😉

[@momomils2982]

I'm nervous to say I love this channel because I don't want some sex scandal to come out about how the executives are sexual predators or something. Please don't let me down ATK.

[@IMOO1896]

Just add jalapeños!

[@jimdeane3667]

Julia, you are absolutely illegal with this one!

[@cliftondearmond9397]

I had pizza sandwiches in my high school lunch menu, whatever happened to that trend?

[@bluesbabe2121]

Why do you send us to the grilled cheese recipe, when you know that it's locked to all except paying members...? cheesey, but not in a good way.....

[@RyanTaylor0201]

Ever had a grilled cheese from a Dead show? Bet not.

[@TammyFranks-qv5rk]

Total disappointment. Lacked any real flavor. I do like bold flavors and this didn’t excite the taste buds. Now I’m left trying to figure out how to use up the leftover cheese spread. Cost too much to trash but I won’t waste my time making more of these sandwiches.

[@broccolihart1]

She sure as aged well over the years.

[@biggregg5]

Have you ever considered a series of preparing foods for those that don't want to eat animal based food?

[@dawgg0077]

Nothing better than a beautiful girl making a tasty dish. Not being sexist, just a guy wishing for perfection.

[@libbyannstew8775]

Well that’s a stroke on a plate, albeit a tasty one.

[@Stellaperez658]

Nope... grilled cheese to me is American cheese period!

[@Leguminator]

American cheese period, is that a euphemism for Wisconsin menses?

[@biggregg5]

Are there any really good strictly vegan foodies or chefs out there? Knowing what I know, I can't bring myself to eat anymore animal based foods.

[@leena2522]

Same here. I really enjoy Wicked Kitchen and Pick up Limes here on YT.

[@jpc3603]

If you're into a variety of cuisines, Rachel Ama is amazing! I've followed many of her recipes and they've always worked out spectacularly. She's on YT but also has a couple of books.

[@biggregg5]

@@leena2522 Thanks!

[@biggregg5]

@@jpc3603 Thanks!

[@biggregg5]

@@jpc3603 I'm doing great so far, but I know that I'm going to need to get creative at some point.

[@elgonzo5]

I am of the opinion that if you have to put “grown-up” in front of anything it’s best to leave it.