Croque Monsieur
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."
Source and licence
"Croque Monsieur" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Croque_Monsieur, revision 4628600), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Croque_Monsieur&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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Ingredients
Method
- 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.