Homemade Monte Cristo Sandwich Recipe (video)

[Saviolo]

We took the sauce chivry that we made last week and used it in this sort of hybrid of a Monte Cristo and a Croque Monsieur. This sandwich is incredibly flavourful and extremely rich and makes for a luxurious brunch addition. We recommend serving this with a nice sour kosher dill pickle or a salad with a nice tart vinaigrette, just to cut down the richness a little. Lots of butter and cheese in these!

Of course you can use whatever kind of mustard you prefer. I don't recommend adding mayo to this, because the eggs in the bread and the béchamel/chivy will fill that niche for you. A nice dijon mustard or even a nice yellow mustard can work just fine here. Of course your ham is really the central component, and you want to go with something nice and flavourful, and something that's tender and not tough, or you'll have trouble getting a bite without pulling the whole sheet of ham out!

[Warpy]

1. I prefer Croque Madame

although I don't make it as often as I'd like to.

The sandwich filling is mushrooms, sauteed in butter and seasoned with nutmeg. Add a slice of Swiss or Gruyere cheese, Dip one side of your bread of choice in eggs and milk or (what I do) a loose pancake batter,set it gooey side down on the griddle, pile on the mushrooms, pop on the cheese, and cover with the second slice of bread, gooey side up.

I make it easier by using a domed lid over the griddle That partially cooks the top slice, melts the cheese, and sort of glues the whole business together. It should take about 5 minutes. Remove the dome and look and if the bottom slice looks dry and the cheese has melted, flip the sandwich over to brown the other side. Don't use the dome this time, you want the first side to stay crunchy.

This is a super cheap but super fancy take on mushrooms on toast. It can be held in a warm oven while brunch guests sip their Bloody Marys and other hair of the dog drinks.