Croque-Monsieur gourmet version

Name: Croque-Monsieur gourmet version
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 12 slices sandwich bread; 20 cl double cream; 200 g grated cheese; 1 vegetable stock cube; grated nutmeg; 40 g butter; 200 g cheese (comté, gruyère or mature cheddar) in slices; 40 g grated Parmesan cheese (if available); 6 slices ham or smoked chicken

Christophe Duhamel @Christophe_Duhamel

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Croque-monsieur is a very classical dish in France, to eat with some salad or raw vegetables. This is a more elaborate version, though still very easy to make.

Christophe Duhamel @Christophe_Duhamel

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Croque-monsieur is a very classical dish in France, to eat with some salad or raw vegetables. This is a more elaborate version, though still very easy to make.

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Ingredients

25 min

6 servings

12 slicessandwich bread
20 cldouble cream
200 ggrated cheese
1vegetable stock cube
grated nutmeg
40 gbutter
200 gcheese (comté, gruyère or mature cheddar) in slices
40 ggrated Parmesan cheese (if available)
6 slicesham or smoked chicken

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Steps

25 min

1

Some time before (1 or 2 hours), crumble the vegetable stock and mix it with the cream so that it infuses.
2

Start the recipe by mixing the cream + stock, grated cheese and half a teaspoon of grated nutmeg in a bowl. Add the beaten eggs. Season with freshly ground pepper (not too much, especially for children).
3

Spread butter on one side of all bread slices.
4

On 6 slices, place 1 slide of ham or chicken, then dispatch the slices of cheese. Then add another slice of bread (buttered side inside, in contact with the ingredients).
5

Spread the cream + eggs + grated cheese mixture all over them.
6

If you have some Parmesan cheese, grate some on top (yes, more cheese!!!).
7

Cook in the oven (180 C) for about 15 minutes (remove when it's gratinated but don't let for too long otherwise they may become too dry).