French toast "cordon bleu"
You are probably familiar with those "cordon bleu" chicken breasts filled with ham and melted cheese that so many kids seem to enjoy.
Here's a lighter, bread-based version that is deliciously moist. The bread is dipped in egg, like for French toast, then in a coating of breadcrumbs with herbs before being fried.
Here's a lighter, bread-based version that is deliciously moist. The bread is dipped in egg, like for French toast, then in a coating of breadcrumbs with herbs before being fried.
35K 21 4.8
Last modified on: February 12th 2017
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
4 slices bread - 2
parsley - 3
fresh coriander (cilantro) - 4
4 tablespoons breadcrumbs - 5
salt - 6
pepper - 7
4 slices ham - 8
80 g cheese - 9
4 eggs - 10
50 g liquid cream - 11
50 g butter - 12
4 tablespoons oil - Total weight: 900 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 24 min. | 14 min. | 38 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Chop the parsley and fresh coriander (cilantro) .
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Mix the chopped herbs with 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs, salt and pepper.
Cover and refrigerate until needed.
Cover and refrigerate until needed.
Stage 4 - 6 min.
In a frying pan, fry 4 slices ham lightly on both sides.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Fill each slice of bread with a slice of ham and slices of cheese (Comté shown here).
Stage 6 - 2 min.
In a bowl beat 4 eggs briefly with 50 g liquid cream, salt and pepper.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Pour the beaten eggs into a shallow dish and put the egg and breadcrumb mixture in another.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Dip both sides of the sandwiches first in the beaten egg...
Stage 9 - 3 min.
...then in the breadcrumb coating.
Prepare all the sandwiches like this.
Prepare all the sandwiches like this.
Stage 10 - 4 min.
Stage 11
You can turn the heat down at this stage and cover the pan with a sheet of aluminium foil for 2 or 3 minutes to help melt the cheese, but this is not essential if you are using a soft-paste cheese (see below for more about this).
Stage 12 - 4 min.
When the underneath is nicely browned, turn the sandwiches over and cook the other side.
Stage 13
Serve piping hot.
Remarks
For the cheese, use whatever you prefer, but do note that if you use a hard-paste cheese (Comté, Emmental, etc.) the texture will be less "melting" than with a soft-paste cheese (Saint-Nectaire, Mont d'Or, etc.) - something children usually love.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,413 Kcal or 10,103 Kj | 105 gr | 180 gr | 205 gr |
| 121 % | 40 % | 17 % | 31 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 268 Kcal or 1,122 Kj | 12 gr | 20 gr | 23 gr |
| 13 % | 4 % | 2 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 603 Kcal or 2,525 Kj | 26 gr | 45 gr | 51 gr |
| 30 % | 10 % | 4 % | 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.16 €
- Per person : 1.04 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Based on a recipe by Jacqueline Ury.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Eggs in brioche nests, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Potato wallets, Pan-baked hash brown (Hash-brown casserole), Grilled cheese, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tarte Normande, Double raspberry tartlets, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Rosemary steamed fish, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hamburger buns, Cannelés, Potatoes with prawns, Plum and hazelnut crumble, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, ... All |
 | Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), Ham "friand" pie, Involtinis, Potted meat (rillettes), ... All |
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