Roy Creates Enormously Delicious Monte Cristo Sandwiches

This week, Roy decided he wanted to make a spectacular lunch. With winter upon us, lots of his friends have been enjoying hot sandwiches for lunch, so Roy decided to look for a spectacular old recipe which would raise the toastie to a new level. He thought about doing a croque monsieur, but when he came across a recipe for something similar, but perhaps even grander, he thought this would be just the thing. So this week, Roy Creates An Enormously Delicious Monte Cristo Sandwich.

You Will Need: (these quantities make one sandwich, if you want to make more, multiply as needed. However, Roy found one sandwich fed two for lunch easily!)

• 3 slices of bread (Roy used a delicious wholemeal, but traditionally the sandwich should be made with white bread, crusts removed)
• 2 slices of cheese, to fit the bread
• 2 slices of ham
• 2 slices of chicken (ideally you will use leftover chicken from a roast, but chicken loaf will be fine too)
• 1 egg
• 1 dessertspoon of milk
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Butter or margarine for buttering bread and frying

Method:

• Start by buttering one slice of bread.

• Top this bread with a layer of chicken, then cheese and another layer of chicken on top
• Butter both sides of the second piece of bread and place this on top of the chicken layer

• Top this bread with a layer of ham, then cheese, then another layer of ham
• Butter the last slice of bread and place it, buttered side down on the ham layer
• Whisk the egg, milk, salt and pepper with a fork
• Preheat a frying pan over medium heat and add the butter or margarine, allowing it to melt

• While the pan is heating, cut the sandwich into halves (Roy cut triangles as he thinks they look attractive)

• Dip each piece into the egg mix, making sure to cover all sides
• Fry the sandwich (Roy found it easiest to do one half at a time), making sure all surfaces are given a chance to brown and crisp (and making sure the egg is cooked)
• Serve with cranberry sauce or red currant jelly and enjoy!
• If you served this with a salad it would easily make a simple main meal