French Croque Monsieur recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
Croque monsieur is a warm French sandwich made with ham and cheese between slices of bread, spread with smooth béchamel sauce, and baked until golden.
Croque monsieur is a warm French sandwich made with ham and cheese between slices of bread, spread with smooth béchamel sauce, and baked until golden. The crisp bread and rich melted cheese go beautifully together, making it ideal for a leisurely lunch or a simple dinner.
World cuisine · 20 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 199.7g serving): 470.7 kcal · protein 22.3g · carbohydrate 38.2g · fat 25.4g · sodium 878.8mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Add the milk to the béchamel sauce gradually rather than all at once for a smooth texture.
Tips: Ham and cheese are already seasoned, so add only a very small amount of salt.
Tips: If the edges of the bread brown too quickly, loosely cover the sandwich with foil while baking.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Sandwich bread — 2 pc
- Ham — 40 g
- Cheese — 30 g
- Milk — 60 ml
- Butter — 1 tsp
- All-purpose flour — 2 tsp
- Salt — 1 pinch
- Ground black pepper — 1 pinch