Monte Cristo
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Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (divided)
- 6 thin slices white bread
- 4 thin slices cooked turkey
- 4 thin slices cooked ham
- 4 thin slices Swiss cheese
- powdered sugar, for garnish
- red currant jelly, for serving
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl, lightly whisk together the milk and eggs. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
- For each sandwich, lightly butter 3 slices of bread on both sides (using 1 tablespoon of butter). Place two slices each of turkey and ham between 2 slices of bread. Top each with 2 slices of cheese, and then top with the third slice of buttered bread. Trim the crusts off, secure with toothpicks, and cut in half on the diagonal.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-heat. Dip the sandwich halves in the milk mixture to coat. When the butter foams, place the sandwiches in the skillet and fry until golden brown on the bottom (about 2 minutes). Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter to the skillet, turn the sandwiches, and fry until browned on the other side (about 2 minutes more). Transfer to plates, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve with jelly.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 725kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 326mg | Sodium: 1428mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1441IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 489mg | Iron: 4mg