Croque Monsieur

Name: Croque Monsieur
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 12 g (1 tablespoon) butter; 12 g (1 tablespoon) flour; 125 ml (½ cup) milk; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 pinch of ground nutmeg (optional); Salt to taste; Pepper to taste; 2 slices of crusty bread; 2 slices of ham; 2 slices of cheese, such as gruyère; 1 egg (for croque madame)

A croque-monsieur is a French sandwich made of ham, Gruyère cheese, French bread, and Dijon mustard. Croquer means "to crunch" in French, so the name literally translates to "crunch-mister."

serves 1

Ingredients

12 g (1 tablespoon) butter
12 g (1 tablespoon) flour
125 ml (½ cup) milk
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 pinch of ground nutmeg (optional)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
2 slices of crusty bread
2 slices of ham
2 slices of cheese, such as gruyère
1 egg (for croque madame)

Steps

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.
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.

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Adapted from “Croque Monsieur” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.