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Croque-monsieur

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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Last modified on: August 1^st 2010

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

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Time required

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	25 min.	46 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.

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 6 Croque-monsieurs : 4.67 €
Per Croque-monsieur : 0.78 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home-made

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ham "friand" pie, Bolognaise lasagne, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Potato and broccoli gratin, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Duck Parmentier, Breton Pie, Algerian brik rolls, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, ... All
	Sandwich bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Pain perdu, Grilled cheese, Chicken club sandwich, Genoese croque-monsieur, ... All
	Ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Endives , Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Breton galettes (pancakes), ... All

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