Top Chef Recipe – Dale Talde’s Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese Sandwhich

I am a big fan of Top Chef and as a proud Pinoy (Filipino), I am a big fan of Dale Talde (from Season 4 & Season 8 All Stars), just because he makes alot of Asian dishes that I am familiar with.  THis recipe is not an asian dish but it looks so good.  I tried it yesterday and my husband and I loved it!   Here is the recipe I got from Bravo TV.

My soup  (I forgot to take a picture of my sandwich!) -

Dale’s Soup –

To make the Grilled Cheese…

• Butter
• Cheese (your choice)
• Pepper
• Ribeye
• Salt
• Bread (your choice)

1. Season the ribeye with salt and pepper and grill.
2. Assemble the sandwich by first buttering the bread, then top with cheese and sliced ribeye. Add to grill and top with steam iron. (Note: A CLEAN steam iron! You don’t want your sandwich to taste like spray starch and burnt cotton.)

To make the Tomato Soup…

• Bacon
• 6 cans tomatoes
• 1 quart cream
• 2 ounces chipotle tobasco
• 3 ounces garlic, minced
• 3 ounces olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped

1. Add onions, cream, tobasco, garlic, and olive oil to a pot and cook until onions are translucent.
2. Add canned tomatoes and bring to a boil.
3. Puree in blender.