Everytime we go home to visit Josh and I always have to go to Cheddars and ge their Monte Cristo sandwich! We love it! One day I found a recipe for it on pinterest and thought, why not? I gave it a try and we loved it! It kind of takes a little work but in the end, it's totally worth it.
My mom had sent us home with some homemade raspberry jam so it worked out perfect to dip our sandwiched into.
Here is the recipe I found on pinterest. I just used sliced italian bread and honestly the batter makes up the difference on whatever kind of bread you use. Also I used a tooth pick to hold the sandwich together while I dipped it and fried it. These are very very filling so I wouldn't make too many.BLUE BAYOU MONTE CRISTO SANDWICH
Ingredients:
1 egg
1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons water
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
8 slices egg bread (challah works well), sliced 1/2-inch thick
8 thin slices ham
8 thin slices turkey
8 thin slices Swiss cheese
3 cups canola oil
Confectioners sugar
Blackberry preserves
Directions:
Line a cookie sheet with paper towels; set aside.
Whisk the egg and water together in a mixing bowl. Add flour, salt,
and baking powder and whisk thoroughly for 2 to 3 minutes or until
smooth, scraping sides of bowl.
On one slice of bread, arrange 2 slices of ham, turkey, and cheese,
covering the bread evenly. Place another slice of bread on top and
slice each sandwich in half diagonally.
Heat oil to between 365 degrees F and 375 degrees F in a 10-inch
pan. Do not let the oil reach a higher temperature than this; if the oil
starts to smoke, turn the heat down. Dip half of the sandwich into the
batter, allowing excess to drain, and very carefully place into the oil.
Repeat with the other sandwich half. Cook 3 minutes on each side,
or until golden brown. Place the cooked sandwich on the prepared cookie
sheet in a warm oven until ready to serve. Repeat with the other three
sandwiches.
Cook one at a time, and allow the oil to reach the desired temperature between each.
Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar and serve with blackberry preserves on the side.
Ingredients:
1 egg
1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons water
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
8 slices egg bread (challah works well), sliced 1/2-inch thick
8 thin slices ham
8 thin slices turkey
8 thin slices Swiss cheese
3 cups canola oil
Confectioners sugar
Blackberry preserves
Directions:
Line a cookie sheet with paper towels; set aside.
Whisk the egg and water together in a mixing bowl. Add flour, salt,
and baking powder and whisk thoroughly for 2 to 3 minutes or until
smooth, scraping sides of bowl.
On one slice of bread, arrange 2 slices of ham, turkey, and cheese,
covering the bread evenly. Place another slice of bread on top and
slice each sandwich in half diagonally.
Heat oil to between 365 degrees F and 375 degrees F in a 10-inch
pan. Do not let the oil reach a higher temperature than this; if the oil
starts to smoke, turn the heat down. Dip half of the sandwich into the
batter, allowing excess to drain, and very carefully place into the oil.
Repeat with the other sandwich half. Cook 3 minutes on each side,
or until golden brown. Place the cooked sandwich on the prepared cookie
sheet in a warm oven until ready to serve. Repeat with the other three
sandwiches.
Cook one at a time, and allow the oil to reach the desired temperature between each.
Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar and serve with blackberry preserves on the side.
1 comments:
wow! jake loves those too, I might have to try!
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