Croque-Monsieur

Easily adaptable into a Monte Cristo by just adding chicken, this wonderful battered then fried sandwich makes a great lunch with a tossed salad.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 961 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 6 slices Swiss cheese
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 6 slices white bread
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 4 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 12 slices thinly sliced deli ham
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.25 cup water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Use 2 tablespoons of the butter to spread over one side of each slice of bread. On three of the slices, spread a layer of Dijon mustard over the butter, and top each with 4 slices of ham. On the other three, spread mayonnaise, and top each one with 2 slices of Swiss cheese. Press ham and cheese sides of sandwiches together.

Step 2

In a flat bottomed dish, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, and water until blended. Set aside.

Step 3

Heat remaining butter and vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Dip both sides of each sandwich in the egg mixture, and fry in the oil and butter until browned, flipping to brown on each side.