Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, croque monsieur (hot ham sandwich). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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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 begin with this 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 cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Croque Monsieur (Hot ham sandwich):
- Prepare 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- Take 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Prepare 2 cup hot milk
- Take 1 tsp kosher salt
- Make ready 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Make ready 1 pinch nutmeg
- Take 12 oz Gruyere, grated (5 cups)
- Make ready 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- Get 1 Dijon mustard
- Make ready 8 oz baked Virginia ham, sliced but not paper thin
- Take 16 slice of fresh french bread
This classic French hot sandwich consists of a thin slice of ham and melted cheese tucked between two pieces of sliced bread. 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. Löydä HD-arkistokuvia ja miljoonia muita rojaltivapaita arkistovalokuvia, -kuvituskuvia ja -vektoreita Shutterstockin kokoelmasta hakusanalla Croquemonsieur Hot French Sandwich Made Sandwich.
Steps 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!
Tuhansia uusia ja laadukkaita kuvia joka päivä. The croque monsieur, the classic French ham and cheese sandwich covered in cheesy bechamel, becomes a madame when a fried egg is placed on top of it. The croque monsieur is a classic French sandwich made with ham and cheese. The name comes from the verb croquer meaning "to bite" or "to crunch" and the word monseiur meaning. Ham, Gruyere cheese and creamy Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise are stuffed between two slices of hot buttery toast.
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