Name: Baek Jong-won's Tuna Melt Toast
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 2 slices of bread; 1 can of flaked tuna; 8 leftover chicken radish pickles; About 1/3 onion; 2 slices of cheddar cheese; 1.5~2 tbsp mayonnaise; 0.5 tbsp sugar; 1 pinch of salt; A little black pepper; Butter, as needed (about 1/4 piece)

15 min Difficulty Easy drinking snack

Main ingredients

BreadCanned TunaOnionCheddar CheeseMayonnaiseButter

Ingredients needed 1 servings

2 slices of bread
1 can of flaked tuna
8 leftover chicken radish pickles
About 1/3 onion
2 slices of cheddar cheese
1.5~2 tbsp mayonnaise
0.5 tbsp sugar
1 pinch of salt
A little black pepper
Butter, as needed (about 1/4 piece)

Recipe

Finely mince the onion and chicken radish pickles using a knife or chopper to retain their crispiness while ensuring they don't fall out from between the bread slices.
Drain most of the oil from the canned tuna to reduce moisture, then place it in a bowl.
Add the minced onion and minced chicken radish pickles to the bowl with the tuna.
Add 1.5~2 tbsp mayonnaise, 0.5 tbsp sugar, 1 pinch of salt, and a dash of pepper. Mix thoroughly to create the tuna mayonnaise sauce.
On one slice of bread, layer 2 slices of cheddar cheese, covering the surface completely.
Spread the prepared tuna mayonnaise sauce evenly and thickly over the cheese. Top with the other slice of bread to form a sandwich.
Gently heat a frying pan over low heat, melt butter, and place the prepared toast in the pan.
Maintain low heat to prevent the bread from burning before the cheese melts. Gently press down with a spatula while grilling until golden brown.
Once the bottom surface has a appetizing brown color, flip the toast. Add more butter to the pan and grill the other side until the cheese is completely melted.
Cut in half, check for the cheese pull on the cut surface, then plate and serve.

Mix finely minced onion and chicken radish pickles with drained tuna, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, and pepper to make the tuna mayonnaise sauce.
Fill between bread slices with 2 slices of cheddar cheese and a thick layer of tuna mayonnaise sauce.
Melt butter in a pan heated over low heat, and grill both sides until golden brown and the cheese is smoothly melted, pressing down gently.

Cooking tips

If the onion is too pungent, you can lightly salt the minced onion, then squeeze out the water with a cheesecloth before using.
If you don't have chicken radish pickles, you can substitute them perfectly with pickled radish (danmuji) or dill pickles. If you don't have either, add a little vinegar and sugar to the sauce to enhance the sourness.
When grilling with butter, always maintain low heat to achieve the true essence of a tuna melt: a crispy exterior and a gooey, melted interior.
Using square-edged bread is easier for filling and flipping in the pan compared to bread with rounded edges.

Recommended for

Those who want to deliciously use up leftover chicken radish pickles from delivered chicken that are lingering in their fridge.
Those who prefer warm toast with smoothly melted cheese over typical cold tuna sandwiches.
Those looking for a nutritious snack for children or finger food to pair with a late-night canned beer.

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