Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich
Recipe from Michel Roux Jr.
If want something to keep your hunger a way from breakfast till tea then a Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich is the food for you. Does take a bit of time to make it but you don’t have to worry about lunch. I bought the soda bread but will post recipe for it very soon.
Ingredients
- 8 slices sourdough
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 400 ml milk
- freshly grated nutmeg
- Dijon mustard, to spread
- 280 g cheese, such as Emmental, Gruyere and Cheddar is a good combination
- 160 g sliced ham
PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
15 minutes
SERVES
4
Instructions
- Lightly toast the bread on both sides
- Then butter one side of each slice.
- To make the béchamel sauce, melt the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter in a small pan
- Stir in the flour to make a roux
- Then whisk in the milk.
- Keep whisking it well to avoid lumps and bring the sauce to the boil.
- Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and cook for 3–4 minutes, then remove from the heat.
- Preheat the oven to 200C electric oven/180C fan oven
- Spread a little mustard on the buttered side of a piece of toast.
- Add a generous amount of béchamel, followed by grated cheese and a slice of ham.
- Spread some more béchamel on the dry side of another piece of toast and place on top of the ham, pressing a little to stick it down.
- Spread a little more béchamel on top of the sandwich and sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Make all the sandwiches in the same way.
- Put the sandwiches on a baking tray and bake them in the preheated oven for 6–8 minutes until crisp and golden. Serve at once.
Equipment
Toaster
Baking tray
Pan