Croque Monsieur – Recipe School

Croque Monsieur

In the 4th episode of Masterchef Brazil, the competitors had to prepare in the final test a classic french recipe: Croque Monsieur.

Ingredients

8 slices of white bread
10.5oz (300gr) of Cheese (shredded or sliced)
8 slices of ham
2 tablespoon of Yellow/Dijon mustard
Sauce Béchamel
2 cups of milk
2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
A pinch of salt, white or black pepper and ground nutmeg

Steps

Step 1
Start making the sauce.In a pan, melt the butter on low heat.
Step 2
Add the all-purpose flour, combine with the butter and stir for about 2 minutes with a bambu spoon or a fouet.
Step 3
Add the milk in portions. Add a little bit of the milk, stir well, add more milk (about half of the remaining portion).
Step 4
Season with salt, white or black pepper, and ground nutmeg stir well, and add the remaining milk.
Step 5
Keep mixing (on low heat) for about 5 minutes until you get a soft and creamy sauce.
Step 6
When done, let's assemble the sandwich.
Step 7
Assemble the Croque Monsieur in the following order: spread mustard in the bread slice, spread the bechamel sauce, cheese, ham and another bread slice with mustard and bechamel sauce.
Step 8
Place the sandwiches in a backing pan/sheet, add more bechamel sauce on top of each sandwich and sprinkle some shredded cheese on top of them (or sliced cheese).
Step 9
Back them on a pre-heated oven to 392ºF (200º C) for about 15-20 minutes to melt and grill the cheese and toast the bread.
Step 10
Garnish with a fresh salad and sauce.

Recipe tags: croque monsieur, masterchef, sandwich, bechamel sauce, ham, cheese, grilled cheese