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Croque-monsieur gourmand

This "gourmand" (or "greedy") version of the traditional French toasted sandwich has 3 fillings: fried potato slices, creamed leeks and fried ham.

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Last modified on: March 6^th 2020

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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

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14 min.	35 min.	49 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

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).

Stage 2 - 3 min.

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.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Fry the ham

Fry ing6 for 1 or 2 minutes on each side until nicely browned.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Fry the potatoes

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

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Assemble the croque-monsieurs

Preheat the oven at 390°F (200°C).

Arrange a layer of fried potatoes on half the slices of bread.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Top with a layer of creamed leeks.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Then a slice of fried ham.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Finish by adding a second slice of bread, buttered side outwards.

Stage 9 - 20 min.

Brown the croque-monsieurs

Cook the corque-monsieurs in the oven for about 20 minutes until the bread is nicely browned on top.

Stage 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.

Keeping

Best eaten immediately, but can be reheated.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,522 Kcal or 6,372 Kj	59 gr	322 gr	154 gr
76 %	23 %	30 %	23 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
142 Kcal or 595 Kj	6 gr	30 gr	14 gr
7 %	2 %	3 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
381 Kcal or 1,595 Kj	15 gr	80 gr	38 gr
19 %	6 %	8 %	6 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 pieces : 3.54 €
Per piece : 0.89 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Polish-style beetroot salad, Pollack Parmentier, Baked Camembert with Walnuts, Gratin du Nord, Potato galette, ... All
	Leek fondue: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baked leek and Camembert slices, Scallops with fondue of leeks, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, Scallop and leek pancakes, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beurre d'escargot, Kouign-amann, Gnocchi alla romana, Crispy prawn rolls, Hollandaise sauce, ... All
	Bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avocado mousse with sorrel, Auvergnat tartines, Comtoise endive salad, Bistro-style red endive salad, Home-made breadcrumb coating, ... All

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