How to ABSOLUTELY NAIL Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

Click here https://betterthanbouillon.com/brian and use code BRIAN at checkout for free economy shipping within the US on 2 or more jars of Better Than Bouillon ☕Like this content and want to show support? Buy me a "coffee" here: https://ko-fi.com/brianlagerstrom 📸INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/brian_lagerstrom 🔪MY GEAR: CUTTING BOARD: https://amzn.to/341OgnD PLASTIC CUTTING BOARD: https://amzn.to/2JioHYR DIGITAL SCALE: https://amzn.to/30bNZO3 IMMERSION BLENDER: https://amzn.to/36ycPf2 FAVORITE PEELER: https://amzn.to/2HTHeKq INSTANT READ THERMOMETER: https://alnk.to/h6DEEJA AMAZON STORE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/brianlagerstrom **As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases** GRILLED CHEESE AND TOMATO SOUP Tomato Soup 40g or 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil 300g or roughly 2 Cups 1 Large Yellow Onion, Finely Chopped 40g or 7-6 cloves Garlic, minces 40g or 2 tbsp Tomato Paste 600g or roughly 2.5 - 3 Cups Chicken Stock 2 28oz Cans Whole, Peeled Tomatoes 15g or 1 tbsp Coarse Kosher Salt 35g or 2 tbsp Granulated Sugar 1 Whole Chipotle in Adobo 25g or 2 tbsp Better Than Bouillon Roast Chicken Flavor 1. In a 4 quart stainless steel sauce pan, heat up the olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering add in onion and garlic, then cook for 5-7 minutes or until translucent and soft. 2. When onions and garlic are soft and translucent, stir in tomato paste and cook until it looks rusty and starts to grip bottom of the pan (1-2 Min) 3. Pour in chicken stock, 2 28-oz cans whole peeled tomatoes, salt, sugar, 1 chipotle and Better Than Bouillon. Be sure to scrape any bits off of the bottom of the pan. 4. Raise heat to high and bring soup to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium low and bring simmer for 20-25 Minutes, or until tomatoes and onions are fully softened. 5. In 2 batches puree soup until VERY smooth in a blender, most blenders wont be able to blend all soup at once. To account for this, have a container that can fit 4 quarts of liquid nearby to pour blended soup into. Mix all blended soup together and adjust seasoning with salt if needed, and adjust thickness of soup with extra stock if it got thick during cooking. 6. Pour soup into desired bowl and garnish with black pepper, parmesan, chives and olive oil. Grilled Cheese 115g or 1 Stick Butter, Room Temperature 60g or ¼ Cup Mayonnaise 2 Pieces Texas Toast 2 Slices American cheese 1 Piece Thinly Sliced Aged Provolone Thinly Sliced Gruyere To Cover 1. In a mixing bowl, combine room temperature butter and mayonnaise and mix with a whisk or rubber spatula until fully combined and smooth. 2. Spread butter mixture on one side of each piece of bread using the back side of a spoon. 3. Place bread on a sheet tray with a rack with butter sides resting on top of each other to avoid mess. 4.Layer cheese on bread in this order: American, provolone, gruyere, American. 5. Get a 10-12" non-stick pan hot on the stove over medium low heat. Bring it up to 300 F surface temperature and drop in one piece of buttered bread butter side down with the 4 layers of cheese on it. Lower the heat and use your hand or spatula to press down on the cheese for 30 seconds, this will help ensure full contact of the bread. 6. Place second piece of bread on top and flip over when the cooked side is golden brown (3 Min) When you flip the grilled cheese, press it down slightly with the spatula for 30 seconds and then fry gently over medium low heat until golden brown and cheese is fully melted (2.5-3 Additional Mins) 🎧MUSIC: EPIDEMIC SOUND https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ccpjb3