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Monte Cristo Sandwich

A ham and turkey sandwich with cheese and fried
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 1 people
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: French

Ingredients
  

  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 dash nutmeg
  • 2 slices of turkey
  • 2 slices of ham
  • 2 slices of bread
  • 1 Tablespoon raspberry jam
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup Jarlsberg cheese, grated
  • 2 Tablespoon butter

Equipment

  • 1 frypan
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 shallow bowl
  • 1 small plate for grated cheese
  • 1 cheese grater
  • 1 Cutting board
  • 1 butter knife

Method
 

  1. Grate cheese and set aside
  2. Add milk and egg and nutmeg to shallow bowl. Mix well. Set aside.
  3. On cutting board place 2 slices of bread. On one slice spread Raspberry jam and on the other one, spread Dijon mustard.
  4. Add turkey slices to one slice of bread and ham slices to other slice of bread.
  5. Add grated cheese to one slice.
  6. Place one half on top of other half and place into custard mix.
  7. Heat frypan on medium heat and add butter.
  8. Add sandwich to frypan and fry until golden brown 2-3 minutes.
  9. While first half of sandwich is frying, remove just top slice and place into custard.
  10. When time to flip, reassemble sandwich with soaked side up, and flip over. Fry until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.