The other day I came across a post about Croque Monsieur . A Croque Monsieur is basically a ham and cheese sandwich with a Bechamel and melted gruyere topping. It was pretty good. If you were to top this sandwich with a fried egg it would become a Croque Madame.
Croque Monsieur
Prep Time:5 minutes Cook Time:5 minutes Total Time:10 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
- 1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano (grated)
- 1/2 cup gruyere (grated)
- 1/4 cup Bechamel Sauce
- 2 slices bread
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 3 slices ham
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Melt half of the Gruyère and all of the parmigiano-reggiano into the Bechamel sauce.
- Toast bread in oven.
- Spread Dijon mustard on one slice of bread.
- Add the ham slices and about half of the remaining Gruyère cheese. Top with the other toasted bread slice.
- Spoon the Bechamel sauce onto the top of the sandwich.
- Sprinkle with the remaining Gruyère cheese.
- Place on a broiling pan and bake in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Turn on the broiler and broil for an additional 5 minutes. (Until the cheese topping is bubbly and lightly browned.)
HN says
June 20, 2008 at 1:37 pmThanks for the recipe! I did the similar sandwich but without the sauce .. Yours look definitely more tempting, will try it out during this weekends!
Anonymous says
February 4, 2010 at 11:54 pmGo figure, i do a search for this and YOU come up , haha Guess i have all the info i need! Thanks!!!
Anonymous says
November 18, 2010 at 5:56 amI love, love, loved this!!! I made it tonight with your added suggestion of caramelizing the pear in butter and sugar (I used raw) and I also sprinkled it with cinnamon. I also added the nutmeg to my bechamel and a bit of cinnamon as well. It was nothing short of melt in my mouth heavenly goodness. Thank you for an amazing recipe!
~Melissa
Rachel Page says
May 4, 2015 at 4:59 amI cannot think of anything better to eat right now. Great sandwich.