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Bonjour, what a great sandwich to have for lunch. I show you how to make a béchamel and flavor it with gruyere to top off this Croque Monsieur sandwich. Class French Croque Monsieur recipe, toasted ham and Swiss cheese sandwich, topped with a bechamel sauce of butter, flour, milk, nutmeg, Parmesan and Gruyere.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have croque monsieur (hot ham sandwich) using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Croque Monsieur (Hot ham sandwich):
- Get 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- Prepare 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Get 2 cup hot milk
- Prepare 1 tsp kosher salt
- Take 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Get 1 pinch nutmeg
- Prepare 12 oz Gruyere, grated (5 cups)
- Prepare 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- Take 1 Dijon mustard
- Prepare 8 oz baked Virginia ham, sliced but not paper thin
- Prepare 16 slice of fresh french bread
I love making croque monsieur sandwiches as a substitute for dinner when I'm looking for something warm and easy, but comforting too. They are also fantastic picnic sandwiches, believe it or not. I usually wrap the croque monsieur in some parchment paper when it's warm out of the oven, and. A French version of a classic ham and cheese sandwich.
Instructions to make Croque Monsieur (Hot ham sandwich):
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Melt the butter over low heat in a small saucepan and add the flour all at once, stirring with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes.
- Slowly pour the hot milk into the butter–flour mixture and cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce is thickened.
- Off the heat add the salt, pepper, nutmeg, 1/2 cup grated Gruyere, and the Parmesan and set aside.
- To toast the bread, place the slices on 2 baking sheets and bake for 5 minutes. Turn each slice and bake for another 2 minutes, until toasted.
- Lightly brush half the toasted breads with mustard, add a slice of ham to each, and sprinkle with half the remaining Gruyere.
- Top with another piece of toasted bread.
- Slather the tops with the cheese sauce, sprinkle with the remaining Gruyere, and bake the sandwiches for 5 minutes.
- Turn on the broiler and broil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the topping is bubbly and lightly browned.
- Serve hot!
Ham and Gruyere cheese are sandwiched between bread spread with Mornay sauce. A croque monsieur is like a hot ham and cheese sandwich, but slathered with cream sauce and baked to bubbly perfection. In France, the croque monsieur is traditionally served as a bar snack, but this recipe scales up easily and is a great brunch for a crowd. This croque monsieur is a traditional hot sandwich made with thinkly-sliced ham ham and soft, melty cheese. Literally meaning "mister crunch" in French this sandwich makes a satisfying crunch as you bite down on the toasted bread. (If you can not find Gruyere cheese, you need a cheese that melts.
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