Croque Monsieur
The most indulgent cheese and ham toastie on the planet!
Ingredients
- 4 thick sliced bread we like white sourdough
- 170 g grated gruyere
- 240 g thick sliced ham we like smoked
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 50 g butter plus tsp for bread
- 1 tbsp flour
- 250 ml whole milk
- 20 g grated parmesan
- dash nutmeg
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Prepare a baking tray large enough for the 4 slices of bread, line with baking paper.
- Butter one side of each slice of bread and toast in the oven on your prepared baking tray for a few minutes until just turning golden, remove and set aside.
- Make béchamel - melt your butter in a pan over a medium heat until it starts to smell biscuity, add the flour and allow this to cook for a minute or 2. Gradually whisk in the milk a little at a time stirring well. Add the parmesan, nutmeg and salt/pepper, stirring well until you have a delicious saucy béchamel.
- Spread a dollop of your béchamel on the non-toasted sides of bread (all 4x slices), then top each slice with grated cheese, ham and mustard.Sandwich together the pieces, making 2 full sandwiches.
- Layer a final dollop of béchamel and more gruyere on top of each sandwich.
- Place the sandwiches back on the lined baking tray, cheesey side up and toast for 10-12 minutes or until golden and bubbling.