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Gammon & Cheese Toastie
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Leftover Roast Gammon & Cheese Toasties

Prep: 2H20 Serves: 2

A delicious way to use up food from Christmas, these festive toasties bring together leftover gammon and St Pierre brioche in a magnifique savoury dish.

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Take your ham and cheese toasties up a notch this Christmas using your leftover gammon to create these indulgent Roast Gammon & Cheese Toasties. Roasting the gammon in a ginger and orange glaze for extra festive flavour, these toasties will make your festive leftovers magnifique in very little time.

Ingredients
  • 4 slices St Pierre Brioche Loaf
  • 120g cheddar, grated
  • 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
  • Few rosemary leaves
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp butter

For the roast gammon

  • 1 kg raw gammon joint*
  • 1 red onion, cut into quarters
  • 2 cloves garlic, unpeeled and smashed
  • 3-4 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp chopped rosemary leaves
  • 1 orange, zested then juiced
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 orange, sliced

*You can use sliced of thick-cut roast ham for this instead of gammon if you don’t have any leftover gammon

Method

To make the roast gammon:

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C / 170°C fan / Gas Mark 5
  2. To make the roast gammon, first place the gammon in a large pan of cold water so that it is just covered. Bring to a simmer then turn off the heat
  3. Carefully transfer the gammon to a roasting tin and trim off any excess fat on the top (but leave a thin layer of fat as this helps to stop the meat from drying out). Throw away the cooking water
  4. Tuck the onion and garlic around the base of the gammon
  5. Mix together the ginger, butter, chopped rosemary and orange zest and rub all over the top and sides of the gammon
  6. Cover with foil and seal around the edges of the tray. Roast in the oven for 50 minutes
  7. Meanwhile mix together the honey and orange juice
  8. After 50 minutes, remove the foil and drizzle over the honey and orange juice mixture
  9. Add the sliced of orange on top and return to the oven, uncovered for another half an hour
  10. Rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Remember to leave some leftovers for toasties the next day!

To make the toasted sandwiches:

  1. To make the toasted sandwiches, divide half the grated cheese between two slices of brioche then sprinkle over the spring onions and a few rosemary leaves
  2. Add a few chunky slices of the leftover roast gammon and top with the remaining cheese and slices of brioche
  3. Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat then add the oil and butter
  4. Add the sandwiches and fry gently for a few minutes until the cheese is starting to melt and the brioche has turned golden brown
  5. Carefully turn the toasties and cook for another couple of minutes on the other side before serving

Bon appétit!

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Brioche Loaf

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