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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

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For 6 croque-monsieurs, you will need:

1 9 Eggs
2 6 tablespoons olive oil
3 12 slices Sandwich bread
4 180 g butter
5 12 tablespoons Pesto
6 180 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 1,560 grams

Change these quantities to make: 1 croque-monsieur 2 croque-monsieurs 4 croque-monsieurs 6 croque-monsieurs

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Time required for this recipe:

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Break 9 Eggs into a large bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk to break them up.

Stage 2 - 4 min.

Pour 6 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.

Butter one side of 12 slices Sandwich bread.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

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.

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

Stage 6 - 3 min.

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

Serve whole or cut in half diagonally.

Remarks

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

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
5,638 Kcal or 23,605 Kj	603 gr	2,105 gr	1,067 gr
282 %	232 %	199 %	162 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
361 Kcal or 1,511 Kj	39 gr	135 gr	68 gr
18 %	15 %	13 %	10 %

Per croque-monsieur
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
940 Kcal or 3,936 Kj	100 gr	351 gr	178 gr
47 %	39 %	33 %	27 %

% 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: Egg, Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 6 croque-monsieurs : 12.10 €
Per croque-monsieur : 2.02 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Roast cabbage with lemon, Spring Bread, Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Purple Pesto, Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin slices with spinach, Diplomat cream, Pilau rice, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Langoustine sabayon tart, ... All
	Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, Olive and pesto bread, Italian toast, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Pesto crackers, ... All
	Sandwich bread: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise apple charlotte, Eggs Benedict , Fried egg in bread, Croque-monsieur, Grilled cheese, ... All

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