Croque Monsieur

Fancy pants way of saying grilled ham and cheese sandwhich

Serves: 4
Cook time: 20 mins

French

Ingredients

1 Tbsp butter
4 slices cooked ham
1 tsp dijon mustard
2 eggs
2 cups grated Gruyere cheese
2 Tbsp mayonnaise
2 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp oil
8 slices white bread (thin)

Steps

Cut crusts from bread (optional). Combine cheese, mustard and enough mayonnaise to make mixture paste-like, make sure mixture is not wet.

Spread mixture thickly on 8 slices of bread. Place slices of ham on 4 slices of bread, spread with cheese. Cover with remaining slices of bread, cheese side down.

Beat eggs and milk together. Pour into a shallow pan. Dip both sides of each sandwich in egg mixture.

Heat oil and butter in large frying pan. Brown sandwiches on each side for 5 minutes or until golden brown.