Grilled Cheese del Mar
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Southwest
 
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 16 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 tablespoon chile powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
  • ¼ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons shallot, minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 can 8 ounces diced green chiles
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • 8 slices soft French bread, ¾" thick
  • 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, finely grated
  • 4 ounces sour cream
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons juice from bottled jalapenos
Instructions
  1. Peel and devein shrimp, if necessary.
  2. Mix spices together. Season shrimp with spice mixture.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Saute shrimp for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until pink and opaque. Do not over cook. Remove from pan.
  4. Add heat the remaining tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic and saute until translucent then, add the green chiles and saute until heated through. Remove from heat. Wipe out the pan and return to the heat.
  5. Brush one side of each slice of bread with melted butter. Place 2 slices of bread butter-side down in the saute pan. Layer ½ of the ingredients, grated cheese, green chile mixture, sour cream and cooked shrimp on the two slices of bread. Sprinkle with jalapeno juice.
  6. Top the sandwiches with a second slice of buttered bread with the buttered side up.
  7. Grill the sandwiches slowly over medium heat until golden brown and crispy then, flip the sandwich and grill on the other side.
  8. Cook until sandwiches ate toasted and the cheese has melted.
Recipe by Everyday Southwest at https://www.everydaysouthwest.com/grilled-cheese-del-mar-recipe-throw-down/