Croque Monsieur (Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich)
Croque Monsieur (Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, croque monsieur (toasted ham and cheese sandwich). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Croque Monsieur (Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Croque Monsieur (Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have croque monsieur (toasted ham and cheese sandwich) using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Croque Monsieur (Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich):
  1. Prepare For Sandwich
  2. Make ready 4 slices white bread
  3. Get butter, for brush
  4. Prepare mustard, for brush
  5. Get 2-4 ​slices of ham
  6. Take grated mozzarella or gruyère cheese
  7. Take red cheddar cheese, block (optional)
  8. Make ready For Bechamel Sauce
  9. Prepare 25 g (2 Tbsp) butter
  10. Take 3 Tbsp flour
  11. Take 200 ml (6.8 fl oz) milk
  12. Prepare 1 cube chicken broth
  13. Get 3.5 Tbsp hot water
  14. Prepare 1 bay leaf (optional)
Steps to make Croque Monsieur (Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich):
  1. 【For Bechamel Sauce】 Put 1 cube of chicken broth in a small bowl. Add hot water, and Stir well to melt the cube. Add 1 bay leaf; set aside.
  2. Put butter in a small pot. Melt the butter on low heat. Turn off the heat and add flour, stir well until smooth. After smooth, heat it on low-medium heat. After it starts to bubble, stir well for 2 mins.
  3. Add the milk in 4-5 parts. Knead well for 1-2 mins at 1st addition on low-medium heat. From the next addition, stir well until smooth on medium heat, then stir for another minute. After mixing all the milk, mix with a whisk to make it smoother.
  4. Add chicken broth soup, heat it until bubbling up lightly while stirring. Use a spatula to scrape the edge and bottom off, fold into the sauce, and stir. Strain it (omittable). Remove the bay leaf. Seal it with plastic wrap to prevent drying, and let it cool. It’s more delicious if you let it sit in a fridge overnight.
  5. 【For hot sandwich】 Lightly toast 2 slices of bread. Brush with butter and mustard.
  6. Mix the bechamel sauce to smooth. Spread the bechamel sauce on the bread. Add ham and grated cheese.
  7. Top with bread. Spread the bechamel sauce on the top layer of the bread. Add the grated cheese.
  8. Finishing touches, grate the red cheddar cheese block on. Bake it at 230℃ / 446 F in a preheated oven for around 10 mins. Bake until cheese melts and golden brown. Please sprinkle pepper or dry parsley as you like.
  9. My Youtube Recipe Channel→What Santa left behind - Please come to see！

So that is going to wrap it up with this exceptional food croque monsieur (toasted ham and cheese sandwich) recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I’m confident you can make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!