Croque Monsieur is a classic French sandwich made with ham and gruyere cheese and topped with a béchamel sauce. The name of the sandwich, croque monsieur, loosely translates to mister crunch. Fitting name since the bread has this perfect crunch while be smothered under a buttery creamy béchamel sauce.
Why not make it a Madame? Add a fried or poached egg to easily transform this sandwich into a Croque Madame.
Croque Monsieur
Ingredients
6 Slices white bread
7oz Gruyere cheese
6 Slices of uncured ham
4T Dijon Mustard
2T Butter + some for brushing onto bread
2T Flour
½t Mustard powder
1 ½C Whole milk
Slat and Pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F.Thinly slice gruyere cheese. Spread Dijon mustard on one side of each bread slice. Layer with gruyere cheese, ham and another layer of cheese and top with a slice of bread.
Heat a skillet over medium-low heat. Brush each side of the bread with butter. Place on skillet and cover with a lid for about 3 minutes. Flip and grill the other side until golden and cheese has melted.
In a small saucepan over low heat, melt 2T of butter. Do not let it brown. Add flour and dry mustard powder and whisk until smooth and golden.
Gradually whisk in milk and raise the to medium and continuously whisk until the mixture comes to a boil and the sauce begins to thicken. Reduce heat to a simmer, stirring frequently for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Spoon the béchamel sauce over the top of the sandwiches and sprinkle with remaining gruyere cheese. Place in oven and cook until cheese has melted and is golden.
To make it Croque Madame, add a fried or poached to the top.
Cibo E Famiglia 
Love Croque Monsieur as well as Croque Madame!
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