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Croque-monsieur

Name: Croque-monsieur
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 6 Croque-monsieurs
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 12 slices sandwich bread; 3 slices ham; 250 g bechamel sauce; 150 g grated cheese

A classic of French "street food" or bistros: a slice of ham between two slices of bread spread with béchamel sauce. The sandwich is then sprinkled with cheese and toasted in the oven.

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Duration

50 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: August 1^st 2010

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For 6 Croque-monsieurs, you will need:

1 12 slices sandwich bread
2 3 slices ham
3 250 g bechamel sauce
4 150 g grated cheese
Total weight: 1,030 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

25 min.

Cooking

25 min.

All in all

50 min.

Preparation 25 min.

Cooking 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Begin by cutting the crusts off 12 slices sandwich bread.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cut 3 slices ham to the size of the bread slices.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Lightly fry the slices of ham in a very hot pan for just a few seconds on each side.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

Spread béchamel sauce on 2 slices of bread (tip: use a broad-bladed knife or palette knife).

Place a piece of ham on top of the sauce on one slice of bread.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Then put the other slice of bread on the ham and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Place the croque-monsieur on a baking sheet.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).

Stage 7

If you are making several croque-monsieurs, it is worth setting up a production line, i.e. spread béchamel sauce on all the bread, then arrange all the slices of ham, etc. This is much faster than doing one at a time.

Stage 8

Once all your croque-monsieurs are assembled, put the baking sheet into a hot oven.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 20 min.

Cook for about twenty minutes, watching carefully for colouring.

You can put them under the grill to brown if necessary at the end.

Stage 10

Serve hot or warm if possible, with a green salad for example.

Remarks

You can use whatever ham you prefer; I find that it's best with smoked ham, but it's a matter of taste. The same goes for the cheese. Gruyère, or even better Comté, will give you the best croque-monsieur.

yYu can cut the left-over crusts into small pieces and fry them in a little clarified butter or oil, to make small croutons which are great for adding to salads, for example.

Source: Home-made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	44 g RDI=68 %	207 g RDI=78 %	42 g RDI=58 %	259 kcal RDI=13 %	1,085 kJ RDI=13 %
Per piece	76 g RDI=117 %	356 g RDI=135 %	73 g RDI=100 %	444 kcal RDI=22 %	1,862 kJ RDI=22 %
Whole recipe	458 g RDI=705 %	2,140 g RDI=808 %	438 g RDI=601 %	2,668 kcal RDI=133 %	11,170 kJ RDI=133 %