World-renowned chef Daniel Humm has partnered with Victorinox cutlery (his professional cutlery of choice) to create a video tutorial on preparing gruyere sandwiches (recipe below). Daniel is currently the Executive Chef at the prestigious, four-star Eleven Madison Park in New York City and was awarded 2010 Best Chef: New York City by the James Beard Foundation.
TOMATO, PROSCIUTTO AND GRUYÈRE SANDWICHES
Serves 4,
INSTRUCTIONS:
Four 1-inch-thick slices of white bread
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove
1 teaspoon dry white wine
1/2 teaspoon kirsch (optional)
2 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
1 beefsteak tomato, peeled and thinly sliced
Salt
1/2 pound Gruyère cheese, thinly sliced
Freshly ground pepper
Sweet paprika
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 400°. Brush the bread slices on both sides with the olive oil and transfer to a baking sheet. Toast for 10 to 15 minutes, turning once, until golden and crisp but still soft inside. Rub the toast on one side with the garlic. In a small bowl, combine the white wine and kirsch and sprinkle lightly over the garlic-rubbed sides of the toast. Top with the prosciutto and tomato and season lightly with salt. Top with the cheese.
Preheat the broiler. Broil the sandwiches as close to the heat as possible for about 3 minutes, shifting the pan occasionally, until the cheese is bubbling. Sprinkle with pepper and paprika and serve hot.
Yay, Humm goes classically swiss! Glad to see Daniel Humm didn’t forget his
roots. Down-to-earth guy, very likeable.
@ NighteeeeeY: Kirschwasser or just Kirsch is a clear fruit brandy made
from cherries. Since cherries contain eugenol, a flavor-compound that goes
really well with white wines and umami-rich foods, Kirschwasser and salty
swiss cheeses like Gruyère or Sbrinz in combination with white wine are a
perfect match. Fondue uses the same flavor-pairing. If you can’t get your
hands on a decent Kirschwasser, you can use Sherry as a substitute for
Kirsch and white wine instead, since it also contains eugenol.
Yum!!!
Just made it, awesome gourmet taste in my college apartment 😀
Wanna swap my Peanut Butter Sandwich or one of those?
thanks for sharing homie!
it ain’t magic!
BEAUTIFUL HANDS.
Kirschwasser?