Emma Denby who are hoping to ‘Bring a Little Cheer’ this Christmas and have some delicious festive recipes to share with us. This is one for Boxing Day and how to use up leftover turkey, chicken, ham or goose!
Leftover Turkey Croque Monsieur for Boxing Day brunch
You can make this with any leftover meat, ham, beef, chicken, turkey, goose!
Makes 2.
Ingredients
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4 slices thick bread
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Leftover turkey slices
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Cranberry sauce
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25g butter
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25g plain flour
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200ml milk
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2tsp Worcestershire sauce
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1tsp English mustard
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100g gruyere cheese, grated
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Fresh sage leaves
Method
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Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and mix until you have a paste.
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Warm the milk in a jug, pour half into the saucepan and over a low heat stir until you have a smooth paste, add the remaining milk and stir again until you have a smooth sauce.
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Add the Worcestershire sauce, mustard and 80g of the cheese, season with salt and milled pepper and leave to one side.
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Turn your grill onto high.
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Toast the bread. Spread a little cranberry sauce onto two of the slices. Top with sliced turkey. Sandwich with the other slice of toast.
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Spread a generous amount of the cheese sauce on top. Add some sage leaves and finally sprinkle over the remaining cheese and pop under the grill but keep the croque as low as you can so it cooks a little slower. When it’s golden and bubbly the Croque is ready to serve with crisp salad.
Leftover Turkey Croque Monsieur for Boxing Day brunch
Ingredients
- 4 slices thick bread
- Leftover turkey slices
- Cranberry sauce
- 25 g butter
- 25 g plain flour
- 200 ml milk
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp English mustard
- 100 g gruyere cheese grated
- Fresh sage leaves
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and mix until you have a paste.
- Warm the milk in a jug, pour half into the saucepan and over a low heat stir until you have a smooth paste, add the remaining milk and stir again until you have a smooth sauce.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce, mustard and 80g of the cheese, season with salt and milled pepper and leave to one side.
- Turn your grill onto high.
- Toast the bread. Spread a little cranberry sauce onto two of the slices. Top with sliced turkey. Sandwich with the other slice of toast.
- Spread a generous amount of the cheese sauce on top. Add some sage leaves and finally sprinkle over the remaining cheese and pop under the grill but keep the croque as low as you can so it cooks a little slower. When it's golden and bubbly the Croque is ready to serve with crisp salad.
