Croque-monsieur gourmand

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 pieces, you will need:

• 1 8 slices bread
• 2 40 g butter
• 3 200 g Leek fondue
• 4 4 slices smoked ham
• 5 250 g cooked potatoes
• 6 4 tablespoons olive oil
• Total weight: 1,070 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
15 min.	35 min.	50 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1:

  Prepare the bread

  
  Prepare 8 slices bread. If you are using a sandwich-type loaf or long French-style bread stick, leave the slices whole. If using a larger loaf, cut the slices in half (like in the photos).
• 2: Melt 40 g butter, then use a brush to coat one side of the bread with melted butter.
  Arrange the slices on a baking sheet, buttered side downwards.
• 3:

  Fry the ham

  
  Fry ing6 for 1 or 2 minutes on each side until nicely browned.
  Set aside.
• 4:

  Fry the potatoes

  
  Slice ing7 into thin rounds and pan-fry on both sides in ing8.
• 5:

  Assemble the croque-monsieurs

  Preheat the oven at 390°F (200°C).
  Arrange a layer of fried potatoes on half the slices of bread.
• 6: Top with a layer of creamed leeks.
• 7: Then a slice of fried ham.
• 8: Finish by adding a second slice of bread, buttered side outwards.
• 9:

  Brown the croque-monsieurs

  
  Cook the corque-monsieurs in the oven for about 20 minutes until the bread is nicely browned on top.
• 10: Serve piping hot on its own or with a little lettuce "chiffonade".

Remarks

You can use grilled bacon or fried lardons instead of the ham, if you prefer.

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