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Recipe:Crazy Leon
The Crazy Leon is a grilled cheese sandwich made of sourdough bread, garlic, a strong blue cheese, and sauteed pear. Its mustachioed cousin, the Dirty Leon, adds sauteed red onion and pumpernickel bread.
Ingredients[edit]
- sourdough bread, sliced from the center of a round loaf
- strong blue cheese (Roquefort, Maytag, Stilton, Cabrales, etc.)
- 1 pear (the gritty D'Anjou holds up better than the crisp Bosc)
- several cloves of garlic
- several tablespoons of butter
Preparation[edit]
Candied pear[edit]
- Core and slice pear into 1/8" thick pieces the length of the fruit
- Saute fruit in a few teaspoons of butter in a medium saucepan - remove when it is just cooked through
- Leave the saucepan over medium heat with another few teaspoons of butter
Sandwich[edit]
- Toast or broil sliced sourdough to preferred color and rub raw garlic clove over toasted surface of bread
- Crumble or slice blue cheese onto bread - a little goes a long way
- Complete assembly with a few slices of sauteed pear
- Saute each side of sandwich until golden brown and the cheese melts
Dirty Leon variation[edit]
Substitute pumpernickel bread and add red onion sauteed until completely reduced and just beginning to caramelize.
Health recommendations[edit]
Call your doctor, you are about to have a heart attack. But at least you will die happy!