Name: Croque Monsieur
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 12 g (1 tablespoon) butter; 12 g (1 tablespoon) flour; 125 ml (½ cup) milk; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 pinch (optional) ground nutmeg; to taste salt; to taste pepper; 2 slices bread (crusty); 2 slices ham; 2 slices cheese (such as gruyère); 1 (for croque madame) egg

Breakfast

1 servings

700 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Melt the butter in a small saucepan.

Butter

Step 2

Add the flour and stir over a medium heat until blended.

FlourButter

Step 3

Gradually add the milk, whisking continuously into a smooth sauce.

MilkFlourButter

Step 4

Simmer gently for 2–3 minutes until the sauce has thickened.

MilkFlourButter

Step 5

Mix in the mustard, nutmeg, salt, and pepper; set the béchamel aside.

Dijon mustardGround nutmegSaltPepper

Step 6

Preheat a grill to high and lightly toast the bread on both sides under the grill.

Bread (crusty)

Step 7

Arrange slices of ham and cheese on each slice of bread, then top with béchamel sauce.

Bread (crusty)HamCheese (such as gruyère)ButterFlourMilkDijon mustardGround nutmegSaltPepper

Step 8

Place back under the grill to brown the béchamel and melt the cheese until golden.

Bread (crusty)Cheese (such as gruyère)ButterFlourMilkDijon mustardGround nutmegSaltPepper

Step 9

Serve hot.

Bread (crusty)HamCheese (such as gruyère)

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.