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Croque monsieur recipe

24 ratings

Nothing can beat a classic French croque monsieur and here we've used a traditional boule, Finest ham and Gruyère, along with a creamy béchamel sauce to create the ultimate toasted sandwich. Bon appétit! See method

Serves 2
Takes 25 minutes
894 calories / serving

Ingredients

12g butter
4 slices Tesco Finest stonebaked white crusty bloomer
75g Tesco Finest reserve Swiss Gruyère cheese
4 slices Tesco Finest roast dry cured ham

For the bechamél

25g butter
20g flour
250ml semi-skimmed milk
1 tsp Dijon mustard, plus extra for the bread
fresh nutmeg
cornichons, to serve
wholegrain mustard, to serve

Each serving contains

Energy
3745kj
894kcal 45%
Fat
35g 49%
Saturates
20g 99%
Sugars
17g 19%
Salt
4.1g 68%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 96.9g Protein 43.5g Fibre 10.5g

Method

To make the béchamel, melt 25g butter in a saucepan then add the flour. Whisk for 1 min until the flour mix starts to smell toasty. Slowly add in the milk, a bit at a time, whisking until you have a thick, smooth sauce. Add the Dijon mustard, a good grating of nutmeg and season to taste.
Melt the 12g butter and brush over 2 slices of the bread. Toast under a hot grill until golden and crispy. Turn over then top with most of the Gruyère, ham and a layer of béchamel.
Spread Dijon mustard on the remaining two slices of bread and place mustard-side down on top of the sandwich. Top the bread with the remaining bechamel and sprinkle over the remaining Gruyère.
Grill for 4-5 mins until the tops are golden and bubbling. Keep an eye as the bechamel can quickly burn. Serve with cornichons and wholegrain mustard.

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