Adapted from Cookbook:Croque Monsieur (Wikibooks) by Wikibooks contributors
Photo: "Nue Croque Monsieur.jpg" by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Serves:
- 1
- Difficulty:
- Easy
croque monsieurfrenchsandwichhamgruyère
Ingredients
Serves 1
Béchamel sauce
12 g
butter, 1 tablespoon
12 g
flour, 1 tablespoon
125 ml
milk, ½ cup
1 tsp~
Dijon mustard
1 pinch=
ground nutmeg, optional
=
salt, to taste
=
pepper, to taste
Sandwich
2 slices
crusty bread
2 slices
ham
2 slices
cheese, such as gruyère
1
egg, for croque madame
Method
Béchamel sauce
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
- Add the flour and stir over a medium heat until blended.
- Gradually add the milk, whisking continuously into a smooth sauce.
- Simmer gently for 2–3 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
- Mix in the mustard, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
Sandwich
- Preheat a grill to high. Lightly toast the bread on both sides under the grill.
- Arrange slices of ham and cheese on each slice of bread, then top with béchamel sauce.
- Place back under the grill to brown the béchamel and melt the cheese until golden brown and delicious.
- Serve hot.
