How to Cook Appetizing Croque Monsieur

Croque Monsieur.

You can have Croque Monsieur using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Croque Monsieur

1. It's of See recipe & ingredients for white sauce.
2. Prepare of nutmeg.
3. You need of dijon mustard.
4. Prepare of Sandwich.
5. You need of White sliced bread.
6. You need of Good quality sliced ham.
7. Prepare of Gruyere cheese.
8. It's of Freshly grated parmesan.

Croque Monsieur step by step

1. See my recipe for white sauce. Add nutmeg and dijon mustard..
2. Set bechamel sauce aside whilst making sandwich..
3. Preheat oven to 220°C and line a baking tray..
4. Spread each bread slice with a layer of béchamel, spreading it all the way to the edges. Place 4 slices of bread, béchamel. side up, on prepared baking sheet..
5. Top each with a piece of ham, a handful of gruyere, and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Place remaining slices of bread on top, béchamel side up, then top with remaining gruyere and parmesan cheese..
6. Bake at for about 5-6 minutes, until cheese is melted, and then turn the oven to grill and grill until the cheese on top is lightly golden, 2-4 minutes..