Croque Monsieur
An iconic french dish so easy that you can be biting into pure cheesiness in 30 minutes!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 slices of sandwich bread (I used french bread)
- 2.5 cups grated Gruyere
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
- 4 slices of cooked ham
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups hot milk
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- 2
In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat and add the flour, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
- 3
Add the hot milk, slowly, and whisk until the sauce has thickened.
- 4
Turn the heat off and add the salt, pepper, nutmeg and cheese (1/2 cup of the Gruyere and Parmigiano Reggiano).
- 5
Lightly brush one side of each bread with Dijon mustard.
- 6
Add Gruyere cheese to each side, one slice of ham and then close the sandwiches together.
- 7
Spoon the bechamel sauce on top of the sandwiches and then sprinkle the rest of the Gruyere cheese.
- 8
Bake the sandwiches for 5 minutes.
- 9
Turn on the broiler and broil the sandwiches until the top is bubbly and slightly browned.
- 10
Serve warm.