There are references to the dish before the end of the 19th century. In 1891, La Revue athlétique mentions them: A Monte Cristo is sort of like a combination of Croque Monsieur and French Toast. Ham and cheese sandwich is dipped in the egg and fried up on both sides. a b "Croque-monsieur et croque-madame font des enfants" (in French). aufimin cuisine suisse. 18 March 2009 . Retrieved 21 August 2015. If however, you decide to forego the béchamel, then add a ton of shredded cheese on top of a sandwich and broil it until bubbly. A croque monsieur ( French pronunciation: [kʁɔk məsjø]) is a hot sandwich made with ham and cheese. The name comes from the French words croque ("crunch") and monsieur ("gentleman").

Wet your finger and gently squash the peak on each so they don’t burn, then bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until puffed and golden. Dictionnaire général pour la maîtrise de la langue française, la culture classique et contemporaine. Paris: Larousse. 1993. p.405. ISBN 2-03-320300-X. OCLC 29916226. Variants of the sandwich with substitutions or additional ingredients are given names modeled on the original croque-monsieur, for example:Toaster oven, to toast the sandwiches (if you don’t have it, toast the bread on a pan with a little bit of butter on both sides, and then once your sandwich is assembled place it under the broiler in your oven and you will be just fine); a b "All the Croque Monsieur Recipes You Will Ever Need". Archived from the original on 20 October 2016 . Retrieved 6 August 2011. If you’re curious about some of the other variations, you may find it interesting that Jamie Olivier adds Dijon mustard to his béchamel sauce and uses turkey instead of ham and Julia Child used mozzarella instead of Gruyere (you can read about it here). La savoureuse histoire du «croque-monsieur»". Le Figaro (in French). 4 April 2019 . Retrieved 24 September 2023.

Turn up the oven to 200°C fan/gas 7 and line a baking tray with foil or compostable baking paper. Next, heat the grill, butter the bread on one side and toast it buttered-side up until golden. At this point you can continue with the recipe, store in an airtight container or freeze until ready to use (if doing the latter, reheat the buns in the oven for a few minutes before cooling and filling). A croque monsieur is traditionally made with baked or boiled ham and sliced cheese between slices of pain de mie, topped with grated cheese and lightly salted and peppered, and then baked in an oven or fried in a frying pan. The bread may optionally be browned by grilling after being dipped in beaten egg. Traditionally Gruyère is used, but sometimes Comté or Emmental cheese as well. Some brasseries also add béchamel sauce. If making the chocolate sauce, smash up the chocolate and place in a heatproof glass bowl with the cream and a pinch of salt.History of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich". History of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021 . Retrieved 6 February 2018. To make the caramel, place the sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over a medium heat. Heat until 154C when all the sugar will have dissolved and caramelised. (Move the saucepan around if it looks like one edge is darkening before the other and use a brush dipped in water to wipe away any crystals that form on the sides.) This Classic Croque Monsieur Recipe is easy to prepare and is a taste emersion right to the middle of Paris. For this recipe you can use any type of ham; so by all means, feel free to use any leftovers that you may have from this Easter. Using a piping bag with a 1–1½cm/½–⅝in nozzle, pipe 3cm/1¼in diameter rounds on three to four baking trays (or cook in batches). Bake for 10 minutes, then turn down the heat to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4 and cook for 20–25 minutes. Make a small slit in the side of each bun, then bake for another 5 minutes. If you love grilled cheese sandwiches, you’ll love this elevated ham and cheese sandwich. Please let me know if you like Croque Monsieur or Madam or Provençal or Norwegian, I’m curious….