Croque Monsieur (Hot ham sandwich)

Name: Croque Monsieur (Hot ham sandwich)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 cup hot milk; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 pinch nutmeg; 12 oz Gruyere, grated (5 cups); 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan; 1 Dijon mustard; 8 oz baked Virginia ham, sliced but not paper thin; 16 slice of fresh french bread

bpophoto79 @cook_3136795

This is the best ham sandwich I have ever eaten. It takes some effort but you will thank yourself for making these.

bpophoto79 @cook_3136795

This is the best ham sandwich I have ever eaten. It takes some effort but you will thank yourself for making these.

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Ingredients

30 mins

8 servings

2 tbspunsalted butter
3 tbspall-purpose flour
2 cuphot milk
1 tspkosher salt
1/2 tspfreshly ground black pepper
1 pinchnutmeg
12 ozGruyere, grated (5 cups)
1/2 cupfreshly grated Parmesan
1Dijon mustard
8 ozbaked Virginia ham, sliced but not paper thin
16 sliceof fresh french bread

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Steps

30 mins

1

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2

Melt the butter over low heat in a small saucepan and add the flour all at once, stirring with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes.
3

Slowly pour the hot milk into the butter–flour mixture and cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce is thickened.
4

Off the heat add the salt, pepper, nutmeg, 1/2 cup grated Gruyere, and the Parmesan and set aside.
5

To toast the bread, place the slices on 2 baking sheets and bake for 5 minutes. Turn each slice and bake for another 2 minutes, until toasted.
6

Lightly brush half the toasted breads with mustard, add a slice of ham to each, and sprinkle with half the remaining Gruyere.
7

Top with another piece of toasted bread.
8

Slather the tops with the cheese sauce, sprinkle with the remaining Gruyere, and bake the sandwiches for 5 minutes.
9

Turn on the broiler and broil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the topping is bubbly and lightly browned.
10

Serve hot!