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Pan-Fried Tuna Melt Sandwiches
Tuna and cheddar sandwiches crisped in a buttered frying pan until the cheese runs.
- Total
- 14 min
- Hands on
- 12 min
- Serves
- 2
- Method
- hob
- Cuisine
- American
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 600 kcal
- Protein
- 30 g
- Fat
- 37 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
Method
Step 1 of 9
Slice the spring onions into thin rounds.
Spring onion
Step 2 of 9
Grate the cheddar onto a board.
Cheddar, grated
Step 3 of 9
Mash the tuna with the mayonnaise, mustard, spring onion, gherkins and pepper.
Tinned tuna, drained
Mayonnaise
Dijon mustard- Spring onion
Gherkins, chopped
Black pepper
Step 4 of 9
Spread the tuna mix over two slices of bread, top with cheddar, then close with the remaining slices.
Sourdough or sandwich bread- Cheddar, grated
Step 5 of 9
Butter the outside faces of both sandwiches.
Butter, softened- Sourdough or sandwich bread
Step 6 of 9
Set a frying pan over medium-low heat.
Step 7 of 9
Fry the sandwiches for 4 minutes, pressing gently with a spatula.
- Sourdough or sandwich bread
Step 8 of 9
Flip and fry another 3-4 minutes until deep gold and the cheese has melted.
- Sourdough or sandwich bread
Step 9 of 9
Rest for 1 minute, then cut in half and serve.
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Twenty minutes instead of forty. No oven. Four people, not two. No dairy, and the onion ran out. The app rewrites the recipe around what is actually true tonight, then merges the shopping into one list ordered the way you walk a supermarket.
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