Monte Cristo Sandwich
Chef Thom
Don’t you just love a good sandwich.
Monte Cristo happens to be one of those good sandwiches.
At first they seem like a lot of work to make, but they ain’t.
When I cooked at the country club we would deep fry the Monte Cristo
in the deep fat frier, but who has one of those at home.
So instead, now, I just use a frying pan and fry them up like you would French Toast.
Monte Cristo:
Butter or margarine for frying
2/3 cup water
1 egg
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 slices white bread
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 slices turkey
4 slices ham
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar for dusting
DIRECTIONS
1. Make the batter:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg and water.
Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper; whisk into the egg mixture until smooth.
Set aside in the refrigerator.
2. Assemble sandwiches by placing a slice of turkey on a slice of bread, followed by a xlice of Swiss Cheese and then a slice of ham.
Use two slices each for a slightly thicker sandwich.
Cut sandwiches into quarters, and secure with toothpicks.
3. Dip each sandwich quarter in the batter so that all sides are coated.
Fry in the hot butter or margarine until golden brown on all sides.
Remove toothpicks and arrange on a serving tray.
Dust with confectioners’ sugar just before serving.
You can substitute Cheddar Cheese for the Swiss if you like (and I do).
