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Name: Genoese croque-monsieur
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 2 croque-monsieurs
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 slices Sandwich bread; 60 g butter; 4 tablespoons Pesto; 60 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan); salt; pepper

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Genoese croque-monsieur

Here is an Italian version of the famous French toasted sandwich: a croque-monsieur from Genoa.

The two slices of fried bread hold together scrambled egg, pesto and grated Parmesan.

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Last modified on: July 22^th 2018

For 2 croque-monsieurs, you will need:

1 3 eggs
2 2 tablespoons olive oil
3 4 slices Sandwich bread
4 60 g butter
5 4 tablespoons Pesto
6 60 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan)
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 550 grams

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
17 min.	3 min.	4 min.	24 min.

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Should be eaten immediately.

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Stage 1

3 min.

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Break 3 eggs into a large bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk to break them up.

Stage 2

4 min.

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Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small fryting pan on medium heat.

When good and hot, pour in the beaten eggs and cook, drawing the edges in towards the middle.

Stop as soon as the eggs are barely cooked. They should be scrambled but still soft and, above all, not too dry.

Set aside to keep hot.

Stage 3

4 min.

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Butter one side of 4 slices Sandwich bread.

Stage 4

5 min.

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Lay the slices in a frying pan on high heat, butter side downwards and cook until the underside is nicely browned.

Stage 5

5 min.

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Divide the scrambled egg between half the slices, add a tablespoon of pesto and top with grated Parmesan.

Stage 6

3 min.

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Lay the remaining slices on top, turn off the heat and leave in the pan for another 2 or 3 minutes to heat everything through.

Stage 7

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Serve whole or cut in half diagonally.

Remarks

If you don't have Parmesan, use any other grated cheese you like.

Nutritional information

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

How much will it cost?

For 2 croque-monsieurs : 4.10 €
Per croque-monsieur : 2.05 €

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Source

Home made.

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	Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fried egg in bread, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Italian toast, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Pesto crackers, ... All
	Sandwich bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pain perdu, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Eggs Benedict , Croque-monsieur, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , ... All

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