Recipe: Croque Monsieur, The BEST Ham n Cheese Toastie

Recipe: Croque Monsieur, The BEST Ham n Cheese Toastie

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Ingredients

• 20g butter, at room temperature
• 4 slices of bread (I like crusty for a chew but whatever you like)
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 100ml milk
• 80g Gruyère, grated
• 1/2 tsp Nutmeg, to grate
• 2 tbsp dijon mustard
• 2 slices of ham
• a shake of herbs de provence

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. Place butter in a pan and melt.
3. Stir the flour into the butter to make a paste, cook for a minute, then gradually whisk in the milk, a little at a time, until smooth.
4. Simmer for a few minutes, until thickened.
5. Take off the heat and stir in 30g cheese until melted.
6. Grate in nutmeg, stir.
7. Spread each slice of bread with mustard.
8. Spread each slice of bread with cheese sauce.
9. Take two of the bread slices.
10. Add ham.
11. Add half of remaining cheese, divide between each slice and place on top of ham.
12. Top with the rest of the bread, mustard/sauce side up.
13. Push down sandwich.
14. Add remaining cheese to the sandwiches.
15. Add herbs de provence, if required.
16. Place in oven.
17. Cook until golden brown.
18. Serve with gherkins, capers and munch.