Gringalicious » Warm http://gringalicious.com Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:59:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.5 Carmelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts http://gringalicious.com/carmelized-onion-pear-gorgonzola-and-walnut-ham-sandwich-melts/ http://gringalicious.com/carmelized-onion-pear-gorgonzola-and-walnut-ham-sandwich-melts/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:18:43 +0000 http://gringalicious.com/?p=4979

Carmelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts8 Fridays deserve a recipe that will knock your socks off and I’m hoping this one delivers.
Carmelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts1 It is the perfect thing for this weekend when you don’t really feel like doing a lot of cooking after your long week but yo want something really, really yummy. Carmelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts (12) Is it just me or has this week been extra long? It’s probably just me, but this is already a weird time of year for me every year. It’s the limbo between Halloween and Thanksgiving when you are trying to pace yourself not to start decorating for Christmas. I have to keep mentally saying “You can’t sing Christmas songs yet. You can’t sing Christmas songs yet.” Carmelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts (13) I’ve been dying to make something with these flavors for the blog but it just hasn’t worked out because this is a very popular flavor combo in my house right now. Every time I make something with these flavors it gets eaten too fast.
Carmelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts2 Remember how I told you that my sister hasn’t had any crazy pregnancy cravings yet? Well, this has been one of the only things that she has craved so far. Carmelized pear/apple and Gorgonzola anything has been kind of her thing.
Carmelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts3  I’ve made it in many forms. It’s great on pizza, salads, and I even made a galette (which I did get pictures of but they were completely un-sharable).
Carmelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts4 Every time I have wanted to share the recipes but, like I said, it gets eaten too fast and you know I can’t take pictures under pressure so I haven’t even tried.
Carmelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts5 This is more inspiration than it is a recipe. Since sandwiches are kind of a one-man thing I decided to just do a single serving recipe so that you can multiply it by how many you need to make.

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Caramelized Onion-Pear, Gorgonzola, and Walnut Ham Sandwich Melts

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 1 sandwich

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter, divided
  • 1/2 medium pear, peeled and sliced
  • 3-4 thin slices of a large onion
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1-2 tablespoons Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
  • 2 tablespoons walnut halves, roughly chopped
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 slice Gouda cheese (or your favorite)
  • 4 slices ham
  • 1 Ciabatta roll

Instructions

  1. Saute onion and pear in small saucepan with 1/2 tablespoon butter for about 3 minutes. Add balsamic and continue cooking until most of the liquid is evaporated. Add blue cheese and stir until slightly melted. Pour into bowl and set aside while you toast walnuts.
  2. Reduce heat to low and add walnuts and other 1/2 tablespoon butter to pan. Stir constantly for 2 to 3 minutes until toasted. Salt and pepper to taste and remove from heat.
  3. Slice bun in half and lay both halves face down in pan over low heat until toasted. Flip bottom bun and top with cheese slice, then pear/onion mix, then walnuts, then ham, and finally top with other bun.
  4. Serve hot.
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Oh joy………it’s monday………again.

I can feel that it will be one of those days. Figures. I shouldn’t be surprised. I mean, monday isn’t exactly synonymous with spectacular.

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Today has decided to be a very gloomy day. A very wet gloomy day. We are right at that point between seasons where the weather can’t decide what it wants to do so it just settles on being generally unpleasant. A lot of rain.

I am dreaming of spring strawberries and still trying to get over the weirdness of planning holiday recipes for summer time. You know, because I live in the southern hemisphere now.

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I wonder if that is weird for other people as it is for me. It just feels so wrong to be making pumpkin spice recipes while waiting for the weather to warm up. I need to stop being repeatetive. I am having major de ja vu right now because it feels like have said this over and over before. Someone needs to stop me from rambling.

Corn and Chicken Chowder with Rye Bread Bowls Recipe

Oh, speaking of pumpkin spice, I have some yummy recipes coming this week. I have been cooking so much recently. I am probably the most unorganized person on the planet so I am excited that I have a few recipes already finished instead of my usual last minute rushing. Hopefully that will give me more time this week.

Sorry if anyone has noticed the chaos on certain parts of the blog. I am still working on fixing and organizing some things and it doesn’t help that our internet has been off and on the last few days.

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Okay, about the recipe. I have been wanting to make bread bowls for a while. I mean, who doesn’t love getting to eat the bowl when the soup is gone? Plus, it looks so pretty and rustic when you serve it. And I don’t know about you, but I have always loved corn chowder. I made this recipe with just chicken but it is really good with bacon too.

I think I should mention that my soup was not quite as corny and thick as it looks in the pictures. That is due to me spending too long taking pictures and the soup being in a bread bowl that likes to absorb broth. Although, if you want it to be that corny or thick by all means add extra corn or a little extra flour. For me soup is more of an art than a recipe. Make it how you like it.

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Corn and Chicken Chowder with Rye Bread Bowls

Prep Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Total Time: 3 hours

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

    Rye Bread Bowls:
  • 3 tablespoons yeast
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 3/4 cups warm water
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 cups rye flour
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 - 2 1/2 cups all-purpouse flour
    • Corn Chowder:
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1/3 cup all-purpouse flour
  • 6 cups chicken broth (I use homemade )
  • 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • 2 1/2 cups corn kernals
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

    Rye Bread Bowls:
  1. Combine water, yeast, and brown sugar in a large bowl and stir to dissolve. Add salt, rye flour and whole wheat flour and mix well. Add all-purpouse flour 1 cup at a time until dough is no longer sticky. Knead for about 5 minutes then place in a well oiled bowl. Cover and put in a warm place to rise for about 1 hour until doubled in size.
  2. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F.
  3. Divide dough into 8 balls and place on greased baking sheets at least 2 inches apart. Cover with damp towel and let continue to rise while oven is heating.
  4. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes until golden brown.
    5. For Corn Chowder:
  5. In a medium skillet, saute onion, garlic, and celery with oil until tender. Add flour and stir constantly until thickened. Reduce heat to low and and whisk in 1 cup chicken broth until smooth.
  6. Combine veggie flour mixture with potatoes and remaining broth in a large pot and bring to a boil.
  7. reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered 15 - 20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
  8. Add in cooked chicken, corn and milk and simmer, uncovered 10 - 15 minutes longer until it begins to thicken. Stir in cheese, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste.
    9. Assemble:
  9. To make bread bowls, cut tops at an angle in a circle and use a spoon to pop tops out. Fill with soup and serve hot.
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