# Croque Monsieur (Google)

**Serves 2**

## Recipe

- Experience ID: 98795
- Name: Croque Monsieur (Google)
- Published: 2024-11-20T18:40:56
- Prep time: 25
- Cook time: 5
- Servings: 2

## Ingredients

- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup cream
- 25g unsalted butter
- 2 tbs flour
- Sea salt flakes
- Peppercorns
- Tsp nutmeg
- Sourdough bread, sliced
- 8 slices swiss or gruyer cheese
- 250g smoked ham
- 4 tbs dijon mustard
- 2 tbs butter
- 3 tbs parmesan cheese

## Method

1. **Make roux** - Melt butter in a separate small saucepan over medium heat, then turn the heat down to low. Add flour and cook, stirring almost constantly, for 3 minutes. Don't let it brown.
2. **Add hot milk** - While stirring, add half the milk. Once incorporated into the roux, mix in the remaining milk
3. **Thicken** - Mix for 30 seconds to a minute or until it thickens into a spreadable and soft butter-like consistency (ie. not runny). If you have lumps, whisk until gone. Remove from heat (it is OK if it cools).Add dijon, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
4. **Dijon + Bechamel** - Spread the dijon evenly over the 4 slices of bread.Spread half the béchamel over the 2 slices of bread, as though you are buttering them to make normal sandwiches! (Reserve half the béchamel for topping)
5. **Ham + Cheese** - Top 4 pieces of bread with a slice of gruyere or Swiss cheese each (fold as needed to make them fit).Top with ham and add a crack of pepper, and close the sandwich.
6. **Pan Fry** - Melt butter in a skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Place sandwiches in the skillet, and cook for 2 minutes, pressing down lightly with an egg flip or spatula, until a deep golden brown.
7. **Pan Fry** - Turn and cook the other side until golden brown. Add more cheese grated on top and serve
8. **Serve** - Add more, bechamel, and cheese grated on top and serve

## Tags

- Meals: Lunch
- Cuisine: French
- Ingredient tags: Cheese recipes, Pork recipes

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