Best Spanish Ham And Cheese Monte Cristo Sandwiches Recipes

SPANISH STYLE PRESSED HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES

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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Time 11m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

8 slices crusty bread
4 pequillo peppers or 2 whole roasted red peppers, thinly sliced
3/4 pound thinly sliced manchego cheese
1/2 pound sliced serrano ham or prosciutto

Steps:

Preheat a grill pan to medium. Build sandwiches of sliced peppers, cheese and ham. Place sammies on grill and press with a foil covered brick or weighted down with a heavy skillet and cook to crust and mark bread and melt cheese, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Cut sandwiches into 3 sections each and serve for a simple starter to any meal.

MONTE CRISTO SANDWICH

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A quick and easy sandwich with ham, turkey and swiss slices, dipped in an egg/milk mixture and fried to a golden brown. A hot alternative to the usual lunch or snack. Try it with berry jam on the side.

Provided by CJO

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Ham

Time 20m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 slices bread
1 teaspoon mayonnaise
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
2 slices cooked ham
2 slices cooked turkey meat
1 slice Swiss cheese
1 egg
½ cup milk

Steps:

Spread bread with mayonnaise and mustard. Alternate ham, Swiss and turkey slices on bread.
Beat egg and milk in a small bowl. Coat the sandwich with the egg and milk mixture. Heat a greased skillet over medium heat, brown the sandwich on both sides. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 640.9 calories, Carbohydrate 33.1 g, Cholesterol 297.9 mg, Fat 33.8 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 48.7 g, SaturatedFat 13.7 g, Sodium 1308.3 mg, Sugar 8.7 g

SPANISH HAM AND CHEESE MONTE CRISTO SANDWICHES

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"The egg-dipped ham sandwiches are even better with Spanish ingredients: salty Serrano ham, Manchego cheese, and sweet membrillo (quince paste), which is available at some supermarkets, at specialty foods stores." You may also cook this 2 at a time, holding the others in a warm oven, until all are prepared. Taken from Bon Appetit June '09 and credited to Jill Silverman Hough.

Provided by alligirl

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 20m

Yield 4 sandwiches, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

8 slices sourdough bread (each approx. 5 x 3 inches & 1/2-inch-thick) or 8 slices country-style French bread (each approx. 5 x 3 inches & 1/2-inch-thick)
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
6 ounces manchego cheese, thinly sliced
2 ounces thinly sliced serrano ham
4 tablespoons quince paste (membrillo)
4 large eggs
4 tablespoons butter

Steps:

Arrange 4 bread slices on work surface.
Spread each with 1/2 tablespoon mustard.
Top each with 1/4 of cheese, then 1/4 of ham, folding to fit.
Spread 1 tablespoon quince paste on each of remaining 4 bread slices; place bread, paste side down, atop ham.
Beat eggs in pie dish until well blended.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in each of 2 large skillets over medium-low heat.
Working with 1 sandwich at a time, hold sandwiches tightly closed and dip into beaten eggs to coat on all sides.
Place 2 sandwiches in each skillet.
Cover and cook until bottoms are golden, about 4 minutes. Turn sandwiches over.
Cover and cook until bottoms are golden, cheese is melted, and egg coating is cooked through, about 4 minutes longer.