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Croque-monsieur / Croque Monsieur bites
quick
Cheese
French
2022-06-24 SofianeHamlaoui

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  • ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
  • 🍳 Cook time: 10 min
  • 🍽️ Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • For the bechamel
    • 50g Butter
    • 50g Flour
    • 1 Liter of milk
    • Salt
    • Ground Pepper
    • Nutmeg
  • For the bites
    • 12 Slices of bread
    • 2 Tbsp of Mustard
    • 12 very thin slices of ham with Italian herbs
    • 80g grated cheese (Emmental, Comté Gruyère Mimolette

Directions

  1. Prepare the béchamel: melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
  2. As soon as it foams, sprinkle it with flour, salt, pepper, add a pinch of nutmeg, mix.
  3. Then pour in the milk, little by little (especially not all at once), stirring with a whisk each time, until the sauce thickens.
  4. Turn on the oven on th. 6/180°, take the baking sheet out of the oven and line it with aluminum foil.
  5. Spread 6 slices of bread in front of you, spread them with a little mustard, add a layer of béchamel, 1 slice of ham folded in 4, grated cheese, a layer of béchamel, put the other 6 slices of bread on the on top, add a thin layer of béchamel and distribute the rest of the grated cheese.
  6. Arrange the croque-monsieur on the baking sheet and put them in the oven for about 10 minutes.
  7. You can place them under the broiler for 3-4 minutes at the end.