This easy cheesy toastie is my go-to after a long day, when I’m not quite sure what I’ve got in the fridge and I’m too tired to make anything fancy. I can have it on the table inside 10 minutes, so it’s ideal as a speedy snack, too. The beauty is that you mix all the ingredients at the start, and the punchy Worcestershire sauce combines with the tangy chutney to lift the whole thing and make it incredibly moreish. It’s so good, I’ve even been known to eat one, then make another!
Easy cheesy toastie
Prep 3 min
Cook 10 min
Serves 1
1 generous handful grated double gloucester
1 egg
Worcestershire sauce, to taste
1 tbsp ploughman’s chutney, or another fruity chutney of your choice
Salted butter
2 slices white bread
Put the cheese, egg, a generous splash of Worcestershire sauce and plenty of chutney in a small bowl and mix to a paste. Butter one side of each slice of bread, slather the filling on the unbuttered side of one slice of bread and top with the second slice of bread buttered side up.
Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan on a low heat, then gently fry the sandwich for three or four minutes on each side, until the cheese melts, the egg binds the filling together and the bread is nicely toasted, then cut in half and tuck in – beware, the filling will be molten hot.
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