Slice each toastie in half and serve with a side of chilli & beer dipping sauce.
Grilled Ham & Cheese Toasties with Chilli & Beer Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
- Grilled Ham & Cheese Toasties
- 200g Eskort Double Smoked Ham
- 8 slices sourdough bread
- 250ml (1 cup) white cheddar
- 250ml (1 cup) mozzarella
- 125ml (½ cup) cream cheese
- 60ml (¼ cup) Gorgonzola
- 15ml (1 tbsp) thyme, chopped
- 5ml (½ tsp) salt
- 5ml (½ tsp) black pepper
- 60ml (¼ cup) butter, melted
- Chilli & Beer Dipping Sauce
- 125ml (½ cup) leeks, chopped
- 1 green chilli, chopped
- 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
- 250ml (1 cup) beer
- 250ml (1 cup) cream
- 15ml (1 tbsp) hot English mustard
- 5ml (½ tsp) salt
- 5ml (½ tsp) pepper
- Allergens
- This recipe contains alcohol, sulphites, wheat (gluten) and dairy (lactose).
- Substitutions
- Sourdough Bread (gluten): Use gluten-free sourdough bread or any gluten-free loaf.
- Mozzarella (lactose): Use vegan or dairy-free mozzarella.
- Cheddar (lactose): Use cheddar-flavoured lactose free cheese.
- Cream Cheese (lactose): Use dairy-free cream cheese.
- Cream (lactose): Use coconut cream or non-dairy cream like Orley Whip.
- Butter (lactose): Use ghee (clarified butter) or coconut oil.
- Beer (alcohol, gluten): Use non-alcoholic beer, gluten-free beer or chicken broth, if you wish to omit beer entirely.
- Hot English Mustard (gluten, sulphites): Use 5ml (1 tsp) of mustard powder to replace 15ml (1 tbsp) prepared mustard.
- Note: Aged cheddars and Gorgonzola contain trace amounts of lactose and are safe to consume in small quantities.
Method
- Grilled Ham & Cheese Toasties
- Brush melted butter on one side of each slice of bread.
- Combine all cheeses, thyme, salt and black pepper in a large mixing bowl.
- Spread a spoonful of cheese mix on the unbuttered side of four bread slices and cover with a slice of ham.
- Repeat the previous step 3 times on each slice then finish with the cheese mix on top.
- Close the toastie with remaining four slices of bread, buttered side up.
- In a frying pan over moderate heat, slowly fry the toasties until golden brown on both sides and the cheese has melted.
- Chilli & Beer Sauce
- Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over a high heat and fry the leeks.
- Slowly pour in beer and cook over high heat until almost completely reduced.
- Adjust to moderate heat and stir in cream, mustard, salt and pepper.
- Allow to simmer until a thick sauce forms then remove from the heat.
Serve
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