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Croque Monsieur

Name: Croque Monsieur
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 4 slices Bread; 4 slices Ham; 100g Gruyere Cheese; 2 tbsp Butter; 1 tbsp Flour; 150ml Milk

Main Dish

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Ham and cheese sandwiched together, topped with béchamel and baked — a warm sandwich beloved at Paris cafés.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

"Croque" represents the crunching sound of a satisfying bite, and this hot sandwich is believed to have originated as light fare at Paris cafés. Ham and cheese are sandwiched between bread, then topped with béchamel sauce (white sauce) and more cheese before baking. Topped with a fried egg, it becomes a "croque madame," another beloved classic. It remains a widely cherished café light-meal staple today.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Paris café terrace, ordered alongside coffee for a light lunch — the melted cheese stretching in delicious strings.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Bread 4 slices
Ham 4 slices
Gruyere Cheese 100g
Butter 2 tbsp
Flour 1 tbsp
Milk 150ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Make the béchamel: melt butter in a pot, add flour and cook, then gradually add milk to thicken.
Sandwich ham and cheese between 2 slices of bread; make two sandwiches this way.
Spread béchamel sauce over the surface of each sandwich.
Scatter the remaining cheese on top.
Broil in a toaster oven until the surface is golden.
Cut in half and serve.

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