Monte Cristo Sandwich
Monte Cristo Sandwich — a sandwich recipe, 6 ingredients.
contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains meat
Ingredients
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Metric
- Butter
- 3 slices of white bread
- Sliced lean baked ham
- Sliced cooked chicken
- Thinly-sliced Emmental cheese
- Egg batter
Make it lactose-friendly
- Butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
- Thinly-sliced Emmental cheese → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)
Steps
- Butter the first slice of bread and cover with ham and chicken.
- Butter the middle slice on both sides, place on meat, and cover with cheese.
- Butter the third slice and place, butter down, over cheese.
- Trim crusts, then cut sandwich in two and secure with toothpicks
- Dip in light egg batter, and fry in butter on all sides until golden brown.
- Remove toothpicks and serve with currant jelly, strawberry jam, or cranberry sauce.
Source
Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0