Croque Monsieur
Eke. Boy am I lucky that Madeline, my local franco-phile is out of town, or I would have caught an earful for leaving Croque Monsieur off of my list from yesterday of ham and cheese sandwich recipes.
So quick, before she notices, I’m adding the Croque Monsieur. If you throw a fried egg on top, you’ve made a Croque Madame - my kids love it for brunch!
Croque Monsieur
4 T butter, divided
1 T all-purpose flour
1 c milk
Salt and pepper
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 slices bread
4 slices ham
4 slices cheese (traditionally, it’s Swiss, but you can substitute any kind)
First, make a bechamel sauce. Melt half butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour and cook 1 minute. Slowly add milk and cook until sauce reaches low boil. Reduce heat to low and cook until thick and bubbly. Add salt, pepper and mustard, mixing thoroughly.
Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in skillet. Build sandwich with ham, cheese and bread - add bechamel sauce on top of the cheese before topping with remaining slice of bread. Toast until bread is golden and cheese has melted.
If you’d like, drizzle sauce over the top of the sandwich before serving (I like this, my girls didn’t) - and top with a fried egg to make it a Croque Madame. Bon appetit!
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May 24th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Merci!
you can also mix some cheese in with the sauce to drizzle over top - pop under the broiler and there’s even more cheesy goodness.
The sauce may seem like an unnecessary extra step to a basic grilled ham and cheese sandwich - but it’s really worth it.
June 2nd, 2007 at 10:34 pm
It’s all the kids ate when we went to Switzerland to visit my sister except for the rosti in Gruyere - http://mamarant.blogs.com/mamacooks/2007/05/its_all_about_t.html. However, they didn’t serve it with bechamel sauce. Instead it was more like a panini. I’d make it at home, but there was something about special about the ham, cheese and bread in Switzerland that made it so good.
September 22nd, 2007 at 9:34 pm
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