Goulash Melt with Dipping Broth

Method

1. Heat the oil in a 24 cm frying pan on medium heat and cook the chopped onion for 5 min, until soft and translucent.

   Add in this stepVegetable oil 1½ tspOnion, finely chopped 100 g

   medium heat

2. Turn up to medium-high heat, add the beef and crushed garlic and cook for 6 min, breaking the meat up with a spatula, until no pink remains and it is browned in places.

   Add in this stepMinced beef 200 gGarlic cloves 1

   medium-high heat

3. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the paprika, caraway and tomato purée for 30 seconds (paprika burns quickly over the flame). Pour in the stock, add the salt, return to medium-low heat and simmer for 10 min, until slightly reduced and deep red.

   Add in this stepSweet paprika 3 tspCaraway seeds, lightly crushed ¼ tspTomato purée (paste) 2 tspBeef stock 300 mlSalt ½ tsp

   medium-low heat

4. Set a sieve over a bowl, tip in the meat and press lightly with a ladle to collect the broth. The meat should be moist but not dripping, so the bread stays crisp. Pour the broth into a small saucepan and keep it warm on low heat: that is your dipping broth.

5. Spread a thin layer of soft butter on one side of each bread slice. Butter side down, layer half the cheese, the meat, then the rest of the cheese, and top with another slice, butter side up. Cheese on both sides glues the filling in place.

   Add in this stepSourdough or country bread (1 cm slices) 4Cheddar (sliced or grated) 80 gButter, softened 20 g

6. Heat a large frying pan (26 cm) on medium-low heat and cook the sandwiches in 1 batch(es). Press them down with a spatula and cook for 3 min per side, covering with a lid for the last minute to melt the cheese. They are ready when deep golden and crisp outside, with cheese oozing. If the heat is too high, the bread burns before the cheese melts.

   medium-low heat

7. Cut diagonally in half and serve with the warm broth in small cups and the sour cream. Dunk the sandwich deep into the broth with every bite.

   Add in this stepSour cream 2 tbsp