Monte Christo Sandwich

[HogGrog]

Leftover bbq’d Easter ham sliced thin, deli turkey, Tillamook baby swiss.

Triple stacked on thick cut brioche, cut on a diagonal, slightly squished the bread then wrapped each half tightly in saran. Into the fridge for several hours to overnight.

I mixed the batter (Trader Joe’s Pancake and All Purpose baking mix) while I heated oil to about 325 in a no. 7 Griswold Tite-Top Dutch oven.

Unwrap, dredge in batter and fry for about 2 minutes, flip, and fry for 2 more minutes. I ate mine with sweet chili sauce and stone ground mustard on the side.

They were excellent, my son said it tasted like the state fair!

 

[Stingerhook]

Heck yeah Greg!

 

[Inthewoods]

I don't believe I've ever had that sandwich. It's considered a "fair food"?
Looks very good.

-D

 

[4ever3]

I LOVE a Monte Christo and yours looks AWESOME!

 

[el_matt]

Oh yeah!!

Matt

 

[Big George's BBQ]

That looks and sounds amazing

 

[jbounds286]

pancake batter...interesting...i do love a good monte cristo...the place i used to get them here lost their minds...went from a legit sandwich to this...thing....raspberry filled donuts for the "bread"...very strange

 

[Moose]

Outstanding!

 

[Get’n Smokey]

Nice work man!!

Bennigans restaurant has these back in the day and they were delicious!

 

[frognot]

Mighty fancy sandwich right there!

 

[jimstocks53]

I think 'Fair Food' means anything battered and fried - fried beer, fried ice cream...... I do love those fried Oreos.

 

[Cat797]

Awesome! Takes me back to Bennigan's..........

 

[4ever3]

Awesome! Takes me back to Bennigan's..........

They were the best…

 

[HogGrog]

I don't believe I've ever had that sandwich. It's considered a "fair food"?
Looks very good.

-D

Thanks.

I think my son associated the deep fried dough taste to the fair, but I’ve not seen one there.

 

[HogGrog]

pancake batter...interesting...i do love a good monte cristo...the place i used to get them here lost their minds...went from a legit sandwich to this...thing....raspberry filled donuts for the "bread"...very strange

I have usually made them by dredging the sandwich through an egg/milk wash then shallow fry in butter and oil. It’s a more savory sandwich and my preference.

It was my first time using a pancake mix and deep fry, I was slightly skeptical and expected it to be too sweet for my tastes, but it was not. The batter was not overly sweet and the baby swiss cheese and salty ham balanced well. My family really liked them.

I’ve had the Monte Cristo sandwiches served with powdered sugar sprinkled on top and jam/preserves on the side and I don’t enjoy them nearly as much.

 

[PhredS]

That looks awesome!

 

[tom b]

never had one but I'm drooling over here

 

[cowgirl]

Looks great Greg!