Authentic French Croque-Monsieur
Croque-Monsieur is an upgraded grilled cheese sandwich with ham and a delicious bechamel sauce on top. Baked in the oven until the cheese is oozy, this is an easy French bistro style meal.
Servings: 6 portions
Ingredients
Building the croque-monsieurs
- 12 slices bread
- As needed butter
- 6 slices ham, large, cut in 2 or 12 small
- 1 and 1/2 cup grated cheese cheddar or your choice
Bechamel
- 1/3 cup flour 40g
- 1/3 cup butter cubed 40g
- 3/4 cup milk
- Salt to taste
- Nutmeg to taste optional
Instructions
Building the croque-monsieurs
- On a baking sheet and a parchemin paper, place 6 bread slices.
- Butter the bread and place a piece of ham of all of them.
- Put some cheese on top and cover back with the rest of the ham.
- Top with the remaining bread.
Make the Bechamel
- Prepare your ingredients: Mise en place.
- In a pot, on low to medium heat, melt the butter.
- Add the flour.
- Stir well, you have a roux.
- Add a little bit of milk and stir. Repeat until you have poured all the milk.
- Season to taste.
- Stir (still on low to medium heat) until the sauce coats the back of the spoon.
Final assembly
- Pour some bechamel on top of the bread. Add some more cheese.
- Bake in the oven at 420F for 20 minutes.
Notes
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