recipe by Ladis

                                                            Recipe     Croque-monsieur


Ingredients:

100 g Cheddar cheese.
8 slices of medium-thickness bread.
50 g butter, softened.
4 slices of ham lean ham.
2 teaspoons sunflower oil.

Method:

1. First, lay four of the slices of bread on a chopping board. Spread a thin layer of butter on one side of each one. Then, butter the other four slices of bread in the same way.

2. Next, great the cheese on the big holes on a  grater. Then, sprinkle the grated cheese over four of the slices of buttered bread bread and lay a slices of ham on the top.

3. Then, gently press a slice of ham. Cut each sandwich in half with a  sharp knife, then put them on a plate and cover then with plastic food wrap.

4. Put one teaspoon of the Sunflower oil into a large, non-stick frying pan. then, heat the oil over a medium heat for about a minute.

5.  Carefully put four of the half sandwiches into the frying pan. Cook them for 2-3 minutes, or until their undersides have turned brown and crisp. When you fry things in a pack, they can cook very quickly. To see if the sandwiches are cooked, slide a spatula under a corner of one of them and  have a look.

6. Finally, turn the sandwiches over. Cook them for 2-3 minutes, then lift them out of the pan. Add another teaspoon of oil to the pan and cook the remaining sandwiches.