Spanish Ham and Cheese Monte Cristo Sandwiches

Name: Spanish Ham and Cheese Monte Cristo Sandwiches
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 9 inches thick slices sourdough or country-style French bread (each about 5 x 3 inches); 4 Tbsps (1/2 stick) butter; 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 4 larges eggs; 170 grams Manchego cheese,* thinly sliced; 4 Tbsps membrillo (quince paste) or quince preserves; 57 grams thinly sliced Serrano ham or prosciutto

Spanish Ham and Cheese Monte Cristo Sandwiches might be just the European recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This main course has 404 calories, 22g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. Only Head to the store and pick up manchego cheese, eggs, serrano ham, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

Arrange 4 bread slices on work surface.

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Spread each with 1/2 tablespoon mustard.Top each with 1/4 of cheese, then 1/4 of ham,folding to fit.

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Spread 1 tablespoon quincepaste on each of remaining 4 bread slices;place bread, paste side down, atop ham.

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Beat eggs in pie dish until well blended.Melt 2 tablespoons butter in each of 2 largeskillets over medium-low heat. Workingwith 1 sandwich at a time, hold sandwichestightly closed and dip into beaten eggs tocoat on all sides.

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Butter

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Place 2 sandwiches in eachskillet. Cover and cook until bottoms aregolden, about 4 minutes. Turn sandwichesover. Cover and cook until bottoms aregolden, cheese is melted, and egg coating iscooked through, about 4 minutes longer.

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* A Spanish cheese made from sheep’s milk;sold at some supermarkets and at specialtyfoods stores.

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Servings:

9inches

thick slices sourdough or country-style French bread (each about 5 x 3 inches)4Tbsps

(1/2 stick) butter 2Tbsps

Dijon mustard 4larges

eggs 170grams

Manchego cheese,* thinly sliced 4Tbsps

membrillo (quince paste) or quince preserves 57grams

thinly sliced Serrano ham or prosciutto

Recommended wine: Tempranillo, Albarino, Grenache

Tempranillo, Albarino, and Grenache are great choices for Spanish. When pairing wine with Spanish dishes, why not follow the rule 'what grows together goes together'? We recommend albariño for white wine and garnachan and tempranillo for red. You could try Flaco Tempranillo. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 8 dollars per bottle.