Croque Monsieur

Name: Croque Monsieur
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter or margarine, at room temperature; 113 grams very thinly sliced cooked ham (see notes); 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 59 milliliters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters ounces gruyère, Swiss, or fontina cheese, shredded; 0 teaspoons About fresh-grated or ground nutmeg; 2 Tbsps minced shallots; 59 milliliters milk or whipping cream; 8 slices firm white bread (each about 4 in. square and 1/2 in. thick)

Croque Monsieur might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 23g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 472 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up butter, ham, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat, stir shallots in 1 tablespoon butter. Stir often until golden, about 3 minutes.

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Shallot

Butter

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Add flour; stir until blended.

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All Purpose Flour

Remove from heat and add broth and milk; whisk to blend well. Return to heat and whisk until mixture is boiling vigorously.

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Broth

Milk

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Whisk

Remove from heat and add cheese and nutmeg; stir until cheese is melted.

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Cheese

Nutmeg

Pour sauce into a bowl. Rinse and dry pan.

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Sauce

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Bowl

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Lightly butter one side of each bread slice and lay buttered sides down on a board. Divide half the cheese sauce equally among 4 slices; spread sauce to edges.

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Sauce

Butter

Bread

Lay ham equally over sauce.

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Ham

Spread mustard equally on unbuttered sides of remaining 4 bread slices; invert each onto a slice topped with ham.

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Mustard

Spread

Bread

Ham

Put frying pan on medium heat.

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Lay two sandwiches in pan; cover and cook until well browned on the bottom. Turn with a spatula and brown other sides, about 4 minutes total.

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Transfer sandwiches to a 10- by 15-inch pan and keep warm, uncovered, in a 200 oven. Repeat to cook remaining sandwiches. Spoon remaining cheese sauce equally over sandwiches; spread slightly over edges.

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Spread

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