Ham & Cheese Toastie
It feels like a bit of a stretch to call a Ham & Cheese Toastie a recipe, but I don't care. A ham and cheese toastie, along with some coleslaw, some cajun seasoned potato wedges and a little pot of mustard mayo made with Colemans English Mustard is a saturday or sunday lunchtime treat.
Stats
Serves: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 slices of bread from a tin loaf
- 2 slices of decent quality ham
- Enough sliced cheddar to cover the bread 1.5x (Reduce to 1x if using optional ingredients)
- Optional: A handful of mozarella and a few slices of Shropshire Red
- Spread
Method
- Pre-heat a George Foreman style grill, if you have one, failing that get a heavy based frying pan at the ready on a low heat on the hob
- Spread the opposite sides of the bread (what will become the outside of the toasted sandwich)
- Arrange the bread so the two buttered sides are inside (so you can put the two slices down on top of each other)
- Put 1/3 of the cheddar dotted across the top of the bread (or the optional ingredients, instead) to hold the ham in place
- Cut the slices of ham into quarters (this matters if they're curved slices) and using the square edges you've now got, arrange on top of the cheese
- Place the remaining cheese on top of the ham, to cover it
- Place the slice of bread that has the fillings on onto the grill/frying pan, so the buttered side is in contact with the grill
- Place the other slice of bread so that the buttered side is facing up towards the other half of the grill (or the open air if using a frying pan)
- Grill until golden brown and done, turning if using a frying pan - which will probably take a little longer. Don't turn the heat up to brown the bread quicker, the cheese will have less opportunity to melt.