Croque Monsieur, basically a fancy ham and cheese. Really fancy, and really delicious! Also, this month’s Secret Recipe Club pick. Did I ever enjoy myself looking through my assigned site, Authentic Suburban Gourmet, what a perfect name for this blog, as everything looks gourmet indeed! I had many options to pick from, ranging from Ice Cream to Savory Bread Pudding,(all pinned for later), but I eventually decided on the Croque Monsieur, because it is something I have always wanted to try. It is a pretty quick meal to put together, served with a side salad. Elegant, quick, tasty, put those three qualities together and you have a great meal. I know this is one I will be making the family again and again.
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- dash of salt and pepper
- 2 cups shredded Emmental cheese ( I used Swiss)
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 8 slices nice white bread
- 8 slices deli sliced black forest ham
- Dijon mustard
1. Melt butter in small saucepan. Add flour and whisk for about two minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk and stir until sauce has thickened. Stir in salt, pepper and nutmeg. remove from heat and stir in parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup of the Swiss cheese. Set aside while you get the bread ready.
2. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place bread on cookie sheet and toast both sides. Spread 4 slices of bread with Dijon Mustard ,top with 2 slices of ham each, top with remaining Swiss cheese. Top with second 1/2 of bread slices to make 4 sandwiches. Top with the Mornay Sauce that you made. Return to oven. Bake for 5 minutes. Broil for 3 minutes.
3. Eat and enjoy!
I made this for a Food ‘n Flix post over “It’s Complicated.” I had never made it before either but am now in love with it. Good choice for SRC.
Glad that you liked the Croque Monsieur! It is truly one of my favorites, espcially the ones we had in France. So happy that you enjoyed my site and that you dug back deep to find something. I look forward to checking out your site and glad to be part of SRC with you!
Oh – I do love Lisa’s blog. She’s an extraordinary cook!!! Great choice
Thank you Katie! You are making me blush. Awwww.
Sounds fancy and looks delicious!! Great pictures!
cheeeeesy goodness!
Now this is a delicious looking sandwich! I think I’ll have it for dinner tomorrow night
Great SRC choice!
this sounds yummy lots of great flavors melted together
These are one of my favorite sandwiches! Looks SO yummy!
OH WOW! This looks amazing!!! Definitely going to try this. I’m a fellow SRC member, group D
hello, comfort food! This looks delicious. I hope you stop by and say hi, as I am new to group C! thanks! http://itsyummytomytummy.blogspot.com/2013/02/avocado-cup-salad.html
I’ve heard of a croque monsieur but never knew what it was. This does sound fancy! Is it pretty messy or does the sauce bake into the bread?
It is a messy sandwich. No eating with your hands for this bad-boy!
Ahh, I love croque monsiuers! They bring me back to my 8th grade French class – I had the coolest teacher who incorporated food into the lessons.
It looks delicious and this is also something I want to try
What a great sandwich! I will being make this, for sure!
I have yet to try my hand at making this classic sandwich but I really need to add it to my “must-make” list in the near future!
This classic sandwich invites tweaking; we love it with shredded basil and super-thin slices of Asian pear added to the inside.