Croque Monsieur
The French version of a ham and cheese sandwich topped with a creamy béchamel.
Servings: 2 people
Equipment
- baking sheet
Ingredients
Bechamel
- 25 grams butter
- 15 grams plain white flour
- 150 ml milk
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
Croque monsier toast
- 4 slices brioche toast
- 100 grams cheddar grated
- 50 grams Parmesan grated
- 2 slices ham
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 210°C (410°F) fan.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
- Add the flour, and whisk for 3-4 minutes on medium heat.
- Slowly pour in the milk, while whisking.
- Let it thicken for 3-4 minutes (still whisking in between so it doesn't burn).
- Take the bechamel off the heat, add Dijon, sea salt, and pepper.
- Spread bechamel on the four slices of brioche.
- Top ham and finely chopped thyme on two of the slices.
- Divide the cheese between the four slices of toast.
- Place the two cheese-topped toasts onto the ham-topped toast.
- Flatten the filled toast slightly and place them on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake the toasts in the middle of the oven for 8-10 minutes.
- Broil for 2 extra minutes to get them golden brown. Be sure to keep an eye on them so they don't burn.
- Sprinkle the toasts with more chopped thyme (or chives) and serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 835kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 32g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 240mg | Sodium: 2666mg | Potassium: 277mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1782IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 796mg | Iron: 2mg