The Best Homemade Croque Monsieur Recipe

Gruyère cheese

🥗Healthier: Emmental cheese

💰Cheaper: Cheddar cheese

Emmental is lower in fat, while Cheddar is more widely available.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is often cheaper.

Begin by buttering both sides of your bread and lightly toasting it in a cast iron pan until it just starts to get some color.

Remove the bread from the pan when it starts to get color, as the sandwich will finish in the oven.

In a pot over medium heat, melt 2 tbsp of butter.

Add 1 tbsp of flour to the melted butter and whisk to combine.

Slowly add 1 cup of whole milk while whisking continuously.

Add about half of the grated Gruyère cheese and whisk until you have a smooth sauce.

Spread a few spoonfuls of the cheese sauce onto one slice of bread.

Add more grated cheese on top of the sauce, followed by the sliced turkey and truffle paste if using.

Top with a bit more grated cheese.

Place the other slice of bread on top to complete the sandwich.

Spoon additional cheese sauce on top of the entire sandwich and add more grated cheese on top.

Place the sandwich on a baking sheet and put it in the oven on the broil setting for 3 to 5 minutes until the cheese on top gets bubbly and starts to brown.

Remove the sandwich from the oven carefully as it will be bubbling hot.

Cooking Techniques

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