This is a French version of a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, and it is tres délicieux! This is not just two slices of bread with cheese and ham -- you will be amazed at this combination of ingredients and you may never make a ham sandwich any other way again.
Croque monsieur can be made many different ways, as everyone has their special recipe. (If you put a fried or poached egg on top, it’s known as croque madam.) This recipe uses a béchamel sauce on top and it is oh my goodness amazing!
Croque Monsieur Recipe
Ingredients for Croque Monsieur (4 sandwiches):
- 8 slices of bread
- 4 thin slices of ham
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 ½ cups milk
- A pinch of nutmeg
- 1 ½ cups Gruyere cheese, grated (you can also use Swiss cheese)
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
- Dijon mustard
Directions for making Croque Monsieur:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In a skillet, melt the butter then whisk in the flour. Let cook for one minute, then whisk in the milk. Continue whisking until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in ¼ cup of the Gruyere and all of the parmesan.
Assemble the sandwiches by placing the slices of bread on a baking sheet. Place in the oven and toast for 3 – 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, turn each slice of bread over.
Spread a very little bit of the Dijon mustard on 4 slices of the bread. Place a thin slice of ham over the mustard. Sprinkle ¼ cup of Gruyere over the ham on each sandwich. Put the remaining slices of bread on top of the cheese on each sandwich.
Spoon the cheese sauce on the top of each sandwich using all of the sauce and sprinkle with the remaining Gruyere. Bake for 5 minutes, then place under the broiler for an additional 3 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
(from simplyrecipes.com)
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