Rachael Ray’s Croque Monsieur

Name: Rachael Ray’s Croque Monsieur
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, salted; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup whole milk; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; salt; fresh ground black pepper; 8 slices bread; 3/4 lb baked ham, thinly sliced (Virginia ham is good); 2 cups shredded gruyere cheese

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"Rachael Ray"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4

ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, salted
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
¹⁄₈ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
salt
fresh ground black pepper
8 slices bread
³⁄₄ lb baked ham, thinly sliced (Virginia ham is good)
2 cups shredded gruyere cheese

directions

Heat a large pan or griddle over med-low to medium heat.
Heat a small saucepan over medium heat; add in 2 tablespoons butter and melt.
Whisk flour into butter and cook 1 minute; then whisk in the half-and-half.
Add in dijon mustard, nutmeg, salt, and pepper; cook for 2 minutes to thicken; remove from heat.
Spread bread slices with the sauce and make sandwiches, using a couple of folded slices of ham per sandwich.
Spread the remaining 2 tablespoons butter lightly across the outside faces of each sandwich.
Spread the shredded cheese across a plate and gently press each side of the sandwiches into the cheese, then place on the hot pan or griddle.
The cheese will brown and form a crisp coating as the sandwich cooks and heats through.
cook for 3 minutes on each side, or until evenly golden.

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Reviews

I tried this recipe and it was bland bland bland. Ina Gartens is much better. Elise.com has a great recipe too.

starkrazi
I have this cookbook. I use fresh mozzarella but i haven't tried the gruyere yet. Good comfort food.

WeazelChef