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Grilled Ham and Cheese - Roman Style - Monte Cristo
I felt like a grilled ham and cheese sandwich one night, and then remembered reading about Croques Monsieur sandwiches. Never did quite see a recipe for that which caught me eye but I did a Roman Style Grilled Cheese in an old favorite cookbook, Let's Eat In Quick and Delicious Weekday Meals
This is a cross between grilled ham and cheese and French toast. Finishing it off in the oven makes sure the cheese is good and melted.
for 2 sandwiches:
- 4 slices bread
- Dijon mustard
- 2 slices of ham
- 4 slices of Cheddar cheese
- 1-2 eggs (i used smaller home grown egg)
- 1 Tbs milk or cream
- butter
Assemble the sandwiches by spreading mustard on each slice, then topping a two pieces of bread with cheese, then ham, then more cheese. Top with the other slices of bread.
Mix together eggs and milk in a flat dish. Put a sandwich in the egg mix for 15-20 seconds per side so it can soak up a bit of the mix.
Heat a frying pan and a pat of butter while the sandwich sits in the egg mix. Preheat the oven to 300.
Cook each sandwich a few minutes on each side, adding a pat of butter before flipping so each side gets some butter.
When the bread has lightly browned on each side, put the sandwiches onto a baking sheet and then put them into the oven and bake 5-10 minutes, flipping once halfway through, so that cheese is totally melted.