March 2, 2022
Seven HHS chefs were recognized for their cheese-inspired recipes in a Food Management article featuring cheese's unique flavors and melty characteristics.
From queso to golden grilled cheeses with “protein, veggies, and aromatics,” HHS chefs across the United States showcased their “advance melt-ology” that has hospital guests raving. View the 16 must-try melty cheese menu items with photos and descriptions.
From the article Melt-ology 101 Cheese Menu Items Made to Crave:
Queso, nachos and bold flavors
Nachos are one of queso’s best known vehicles. Found at five-star restaurants and high school gym concession stands alike, it’s a unifying platter of satisfaction, plain or fancy. An upscale version by HHS Chef Oliver Godoy includes cheddar-mozzarella queso with tomatoes and jalapenos. From there, he adds shrimp that’s been marinated in lime and blood orange then sizzled on the grill. The dish is finished with a sweet-hot mango pico.
HHS Chef Kayla Martinez serves her spicy queso blanco with hot fried corn tostada chips and Mexican pozole (major Mexican comfort food alert!). And another HHS chef, Karle Johnson, starts with Mexican Oaxaca and adds chorizo, a deconstructed pico and honey-serrano vinaigrette.
The Gulf of Mexico held queso inspiration for HHS Chef Tommy Turbyfill. “I used Texas goat cheese, chipotle gouda and grated parmesan,” he says. “I added a little heavy cream to make it perfect and slowly incorporated it so the oil wouldn’t break. Then I added some sauteed Gulf Coast octopus and squid. My idea was to serve it with grilled focaccia bread, but I got some thin-cut French bread instead to make chips. If I had used focaccia, I would have made the queso thicker. But for this plate, it was perfect!”
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Beyond queso, Food Management also highlighted grilled cheese sandwiches and why their popularity continues to grow. In 2021, HHS launched The Great Grilled Cheeserie, which takes the classic grilled cheese and adds a gourmet twist by incorporating a variety of add ons ranging from sauteed vegetables to handcrafted sauces.
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Grilled cheese, yes please
Take for example the Korean shrimp grilled cheese with light and lemony shrimp salad and spicy pickled cabbage, melted together with Havarti cheese on Texas toast. At Lake Cumberland Medical Center in Somerset, KY, Chef Brittney Horn of HHS combines these elements for a grilled cheese that’s perfect for early spring. Fun fact: Horn recently won Best in Show for FM’s Healthcare Recipe Contest.
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