Grilled Ham and Chimay Cheese Sandwiches with Caramelized Belgian Endive

Grilled Ham and Chimay Cheese Sandwiches with Caramelized Belgian Endive

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Chimay "À La Bière" cheese is a Belgian smooth semisoft cheese that is washed with Chimay beer. It has a pungent aroma and mild flavor. Look for it in specialty cheese shops or on amazon.com or igourmet.com, or try another cheese with a beer-washed rind, such as German Temptin cheese.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola oil
4 heads of Belgian endive, root ends trimmed and discarded, leaves separated
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup Belgian white beer (such as Hoegaarden)
1/4 cup orange juice
8 5 x 3 x 1/2-inch slices country-style bread
Butter
8 thin slices country ham or prosciutto (about 8 ounces total)
8 ounces Belgian Chimay
"À La Bière" cheese or German Temptin cheese, thinly sliced
8 sour pickle spears
Whole grain brown mustard or whole grain Dijon mustard

Directions

  1. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Add endive leaves and sauté until almost translucent and beginning to wilt, 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle sugar over and sauté until endive leaves begin to brown and edges are deep golden brown, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beer and orange juice and boil until liquid is reduced to thick glaze and coats endive leaves, 3 to 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Let cool to room temperature.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange bread on baking sheet. Spread 1 side of each bread slice lightly with butter. Turn 4 bread slices over, buttered side down. Divide ham and cheese among plain sides of 4 bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices, buttered side up.
  3. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 2 sandwiches to skillet and cook until brown on bottom, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer sandwiches to same baking sheet, browned side up. Repeat with remaining 2 sandwiches. Bake in oven until sandwiches are brown on bottom and cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
  4. Place 1 sandwich on each of 4 plates. Spoon endive, 2 pickles, and mustard alongside each and serve.

Tags

    Sandwich Beer Cheese Sauté High Fiber Father's Day Lunch Ham Grill Endive Bon Appétit Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
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