Western Wonder Recipes: #4. Ham & Egg & Melted Cheese Croissant Sandwich

The perfect combination of a warm, buttery croissant with fried egg, ham and delicious melted cheese can be a lovely breakfast, light lunch or afternoon snack.

Ingredients

• 1 Freshly baked butter croissant
• 3 tablespoons Softened butter
• 2 slices Cheddar cheese
• 1 slice Smoked ham
• 1 egg
• Pinch of salt

How to cook

• Slice the croissant in half horizontally.

 

• Spread 2 tbsp butter over both sides. 

 

• Heat a pan over medium heat. 
• Add the croissant, butter side down until golden.
• Flip the croissant and set aside.

 

• Add 1 tbsp butter to the pan over medium heat and let it melt. 
• Add the egg.

 

•  Flip the egg over, let the yolk cooked through. And set aside.

 

• Add the smoked ham and sauté until lightly browned. Set aside.

 

• Place a fried egg on top of the croissant. Add a pinch of salt to the fried egg.

• Place the cheese slice over fried egg.

• Place the smoked ham over cheese.

• Fold the croissant down. Garnished with the other slice of cheese, roll and place on top.

Serve immediately while it is still warm and melts-in-your-mouth!

 

Western Wonder Recipes: #3. Fried Garlic Chicken with a Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients

• For Chicken
• 300 g. Chicken fillet
• 3 cloves of minced garlic 
• 2 tablespoons of fish sauce (or salt)  
• 2 tablespoons of milk 
• 2 tablespoons of Cooking oil

• For Sandwich
• 2 slices of French bread 
• 10 g. Butter 
• 2 slices Gouda cheese (you can also use other types of cheese i.e Edam, Cheddar, Swiss cheese)

How to cook

• Fried Garlic Chicken 
• Season the chicken with minced garlic, 2 tbsp of fish sauce and 2 tbsp of milk.
• Mix well and set aside.

 

 

• Heat  2 tbsp of cooking oil in a frying pan over medium  heat.  
• Place the chicken into the hot oil.

 

• Turning every 1 – 2 minutes to ensure that both sides are golden brown. 
• Do not use high heat setting as the outer part will burn while leaving the inside uncooked.

 

• Cook until heated through. Turn-off the heat and set aside.

• Grilled Cheese Sandwich
• Spread the butter evenly over one face of each slice of bread.

 

•  Turn bread around. Add the cheese between the two slices of bread.

  

• Put 2 slices of cheese on top of bread. Fold the bread down.

 

• Place the bread on grill, buttered side down until golden brown. (Grill only the buttered side)

 

• Flip over and brown the other side as well.  

 

• Transfer to a serving plate with Fried Garlic Chicken and...

 Serve immediately!

Western Wonder Recipes: #2. Stuffed Pork Fillet with Apple and Cheese

 

 Ingredients

• 1 pork fillet
• 1/4 red apple, peeled, cored and diced  (Amount of apple is adjustable, depending on the size of your pork fillet)
• 2 slices cheese (i.e. Cheddar, Gruyere, Edam, Gouda)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• Cooking oil
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Optional side dish: Freshly baked cheese croissant and mayonnaise.

How to cook

• Cut the pork fillet length-ways, Cutting nearly to the opposite side but not all the way through. Open it so it forms two flaps, attached at the center.

  

• Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.

• Stuff pork fillet with the diced apple and cheese.

  

• Use toothpicks to close opening.

  

• Coat with flour, dip in egg and roll in the bread crumbs.

   

  

• Heat 1/2-inch of cooking oil in a frying pan over medium-low heat.

• Add pork and fry for 10 minutes, turning frequently until cooked through and golden browned on all sides. Drain well.

  

 

• Remove toothpicks before serving.  

Best served with freshly baked cheese croissant and mayonnaise!

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