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Croque Monsieur

Name: Croque Monsieur
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 slices white bread; 4 slices ham; 100 g gruyère; 25 g butter; 25 g plain flour; 250 ml milk; 1 tsp Dijon mustard

The French grilled ham and cheese. Béchamel-topped and grilled until bubbling.

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Prep 10m · Cook 12mServes 2Easy

french cheese ham quick lunch classic

Ingredients

Serves 2

4 sliceswhite bread
4 slicesham
100 ggruyère, grated
25 gbutter
25 gplain flour
250 mlmilk
1 tspDijon mustard

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Method

1
Make béchamel: melt butter, stir in flour, gradually add milk. Add mustard and half the gruyère.
8 min
2
Layer: bread, ham, cheese, bread. Spread béchamel on top, scatter remaining gruyère.
5 min
3
Bake at 200°C for 10-12 minutes until golden and bubbling.
12 min

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