Sizzler Cheese Toast
This copycat Sizzler Cheese Toast tastes unbelievably authentic, just like the real thing! Thick slices of bread pan-fried to perfection!
Ingredients
- 50 gm Pecorino Romano cheese (grated extra finely) (NOTE 1)
- 50 gm butter (softened)
- 1 tsp parmesan cheese (powder) (NOTE 2)
- ⅛ tsp salt (or adjust to taste)
- 1 loaf white bread (sliced in 2cm/0.8in) (NOTE 3)
Instructions
- Finely grate the pecorino cheese with a Microplane grater. Place the pecorino, parmesan, butter and salt in a microwave bowl and mix with a fork. The butter needs to be very soft or it won't mix in with the other ingredients. If the butter is still too hard, zap the mixture in the microwave for a few seconds and mix. The mixture should be at a soft and spreadable consistency but not melted.
- Slice the loaf of bread with a sharp bread knife into approximately 2cm (0.8in) in thickness. Spread the mixture on each slice, but on one side only. Cover the entire surface of the bread with the mixture.
- Heat a non-stick frypan over low to medium heat. Place the buttered side of the bread down onto the pan and leave it untouched for a minute to allow the cheese to melt and stick onto the bread. Cook until the butter and cheese mixture has melted and sticks to the bread with a nice golden layer. It should take between 2 to 3 minutes. There's no need to toast the other side of the bread.
Notes
(NOTE 1) Pecorino Romano cheese can be a little hard to find in supermarkets. You may have to pick it up at a specialty shop such as a deli. It's also quite expensive as it's imported from Italy. A small block cost me $12 (US 9). It tastes quite similar to parmesan cheese, but it's made from sheep's milk and has a sharper and saltier flavour.
(NOTE 2) Parmesan cheese - Use powdered parmesan cheese, the kind that doesn't need to be refrigerated. I used Kraft's parmesan cheese.
(NOTE 3) Bread - No fancy bread needed, just a loaf of unsliced cheap white, very soft bread.
Cooking measurements are in Australian standard spoon and cup measurements.
A Third-Party Application calculated the calories and nutritional information. Please use this as an approximate guide only.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 298kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 15gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 799mgPotassium: 216mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 246IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 249mgIron: 4mg