Name: Croque-monsieur
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 gm coarsely grated Gruyère; 200 gm crème fraîche; 3 tsp Dijon mustard; 8 thick sourdough bread slices; 8 thick slices of leg ham, off the bone; 40 gm butter, coarsely chopped

Croque-monsieur

Australian Gourmet Traveller French recipe for croque-monsieur.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

This French classic is traditionally made with béchamel sauce; our method is simpler and uses crème fraîche. Top it with a fried egg and you have a croque-madame.

Ingredients

200 gm coarsely grated Gruyère

200 gm crème fraîche

3 tsp Dijon mustard

8 thick sourdough bread slices

8 thick slices of leg ham, off the bone

40 gm butter, coarsely chopped

Method

Main

1.Preheat oven to 180C. Combine Gruyère, crème fraîche and mustard in a bowl, season to taste, mix well. Spread thickly over bread slices, then top half the bread slices with ham. Top with remaining bread slices, cheese-side up, and set aside.

2.Melt half the butter in a frying pan over medium heat until foaming, add half the sandwiches, cheese-side up, cook until base is golden (1-2 minutes), transfer to a baking-paper-lined oven tray. Wipe out pan with absorbent paper, repeat with remaining butter and sandwiches. Bake until bubbling and golden (5-10 minutes), serve immediately.