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A croque monsieur ( French pronunciation: [kʁɔk məsjø]) is a hot sandwich made with ham and cheese. The name comes from the French words croque ("crunch") and monsieur ("gentleman"). I really like classic French recipes with ham and cheese. For example, these Ham and Cheese Crepes or Crepes with Ham, Egg, and Cheese are among my favorites.

Toaster oven, to toast the sandwiches (if you don’t have it, toast the bread on a pan with a little bit of butter on both sides, and then once your sandwich is assembled place it under the broiler in your oven and you will be just fine); If you love grilled cheese sandwiches, you’ll love this elevated ham and cheese sandwich. Please let me know if you like Croque Monsieur or Madam or Provençal or Norwegian, I’m curious…. History of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich". History of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021 . Retrieved 6 February 2018. Dip the top of the buns into the caramel, then sprinkle with sugar nibs. Repeat with as many of the buns as you want decorated.If however, you decide to forego the béchamel, then add a ton of shredded cheese on top of a sandwich and broil it until bubbly. Place over ahigh heat and leave to bubble for 4 to 5minutes, or until light brown and syrupy. Don’t stir it, just gently shake the pan occasionally, and be careful– hot sugar can burn very easily, so keep the kids away and don’t be tempted to taste it. Variants of the sandwich with substitutions or additional ingredients are given names modeled on the original croque-monsieur, for example: Place over a pan of gently simmering water (make sure the water doesn’t touch the bowl), and leave until the chocolate is melted and glossy, stirring occasionally.

It’s important to use really good quality ingredients for this recipe, as the recipe is short & hard to hide an inferior ingredient with seasoning. Obviously, we are now a few weeks away from Easter (at the time I publish this recipe) and I think that this is a really good recipe to pin if you’re also giving some thought about your leftover ham. It would work fantastic in this recipe. If you’re curious about some of the other variations, you may find it interesting that Jamie Olivier adds Dijon mustard to his béchamel sauce and uses turkey instead of ham and Julia Child used mozzarella instead of Gruyere (you can read about it here). You can find this popular French sandwich all over France. I’ve even heard that there are some governmental restrictions as to how to price Croque Monsieur, so it remains affordable for everyone. Pretty cool… Turn up the oven to 200°C fan/gas 7 and line a baking tray with foil or compostable baking paper. Next, heat the grill, butter the bread on one side and toast it buttered-side up until golden. Wash out the piping bag and nozzle, then spoon in the dulce de leche. Pipe the buns with dulce de leche, until just full. It might take a little practice, so don’t worry if you mess up a couple. Persevere, it’s worth it.In the early 1900s, bistro owner Michel Lunarca [ fr] popularized the croque-monsieur. [2] Preparation [ edit ] Yes, if you add tomato to it you’ll have a ‘Croque Provençal;’ if you use salmon instead of ham, you’ll have ‘Croque Norwegian.’ Croque monsieur may be baked or fried so that the cheese topping melts and forms a crust. [3] [4] Variations [ edit ] a b "All the Croque Monsieur Recipes You Will Ever Need". Archived from the original on 20 October 2016 . Retrieved 6 August 2011. To make the caramel, place the sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over a medium heat. Heat until 154C when all the sugar will have dissolved and caramelised. (Move the saucepan around if it looks like one edge is darkening before the other and use a brush dipped in water to wipe away any crystals that form on the sides.)

Melt half of the butter in a small saucepan. Brush the butter over one side of each slice of bread and place the bread on the baking sheet, buttered side up. Grill for 1–2 minutes, until lightly golden. a b "Croque-monsieur et croque-madame font des enfants" (in French). aufimin cuisine suisse. 18 March 2009 . Retrieved 21 August 2015. If you want to see how to make a classic béchamel, I put a tutorial in this recipe for Pan-Seared Ribeye with Mahon Menorca and Pepper Cheese Sauce. The béchamel is a base for this sauce. You just substitute Gruyere cheese, instead of Menorca, and add some nutmeg, and less pepper. So what should be included in Classic Croque Monsieur?There are references to the dish before the end of the 19th century. In 1891, La Revue athlétique mentions them: Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a low-medium heat, then toss in the shallot and bay leaf. Fry gently until the shallot is just soft, which should take about 5 minutes. To make the spiced cream, whip the cream until quite stiff. Sift and stir in the icing sugar with the coffee extract and cardamom. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Using a piping bag, pipe the cream into the slit in each bun. Wipe away any excess and refrigerate the buns until ready to assemble. La savoureuse histoire du «croque-monsieur»". Le Figaro (in French). 4 April 2019 . Retrieved 24 September 2023. Using a piping bag with a 1–1½cm/½–⅝in nozzle, pipe 3cm/1¼in diameter rounds on three to four baking trays (or cook in batches). Bake for 10 minutes, then turn down the heat to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4 and cook for 20–25 minutes. Make a small slit in the side of each bun, then bake for another 5 minutes.