Monte Cristo Sandwich Recipe

Monte Cristo Sandwich Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 1

• 3 slices white bread
• butter, at room temperature
• 2 slices cooked ham
• 2 slices cooked chicken or turkey 2 slices Gouda cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• splash of milk
• confectioners’ (icing) sugar, for dusting
• blackberry jelly (jam), to serve

Method

1. Take 1 slice of bread and butter it
2. Top with a slice of ham, a slice of chicken, and, finally, a slice of cheese
3. Butter a second slice of bread and add it to the sandwich, fol owed by the other slices of ham, chicken, and cheese
4. Butter the remaining slice of bread and use it to top the sandwich
5. In a wide bowl, beat together the eggs with a good splash of milk
6. Melt some butter in a frying pan or skil et over a medium-high heat
7. Dip the sandwich into the egg mixture, coating both sides, then cook the sandwich in the frying pan until golden and crisp on both sides, turning once
8. Drain on paper towels, then dust the hot sandwich with confectioners’ icing sugar and serve with some blackberry jelly jam

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