How To Make Croque Monsieur | Cookery School | Waitrose

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.

Butter the outside of each slice of white bread with 50 grams of softened butter.

Melt the remaining 50 grams of butter in a pan over gentle heat.

Add 1 tablespoon of flour to the melted butter and whisk for 1-2 minutes until sandy and biscuity.

Remove from heat and add cold milk gradually while whisking until thickened.

Add 100 grams of Gruyère cheese and whisk until melted, returning to heat if necessary.

Stir in 1 egg yolk and 2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard to the cheese sauce.

Spread the cheese sauce generously on the buttered side of the bread slices.

Layer two generous slices of torchon ham on top of the cheese sauce.

Top with another slice of bread, buttered side up.

Preheat a pan and cook the sandwich for 2-3 minutes on one side until light golden brown.

Flip the sandwich and cook for another 2-3 minutes until crispy and golden on both sides.

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